Orange, Connecticut

About Orange

Set in the southern part of Connecticut, Orange is a small unincorporated community.

Orange holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 17.18 square miles.

📰 Orange News Today

• Storm damage in Milford, Orange leaves trees down, roads blocked, thousands without power fox61.com · Aug 13
• Building partially collapses as storm slams Milford, Orange area ctmirror.org · Aug 13
• GALLERY: Storm damage in Connecticut WTNH.com · Aug 13
• Orange Schools Awarded $350K State Grant For Special Education Programs Patch · Aug 17
• Big Y wins OK to open in old Christmas Tree Shops in Orange, where Stew Leonard's had eyed New Haven Register · Aug 6

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Orange Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Orange — but the Connecticut one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern Connecticut, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Easy reach of West Haven (3 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in Orange

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Orange

• Chip's Family Restaurant — breakfast
• Maithai Restaurant — thai
• Noodle House — asian
• Paradise Indian Cuisine — indian
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• 700° Pizzeria — pizza
• Andini's — pizza
• Bear & Grill
• Eli's
• Gabriele — italian

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Bounce Town USA · Arcade

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Orange

• Ewen Farm Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Greeley-Bishop Pond · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Housatonic Overlook · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Kowal Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Maltby Lakes · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Manley Heights · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Old Tavern Road Recreation Area reviews ★
• Racebrook Tract · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Sunnyside Park reviews ★
• The Ravine · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Turkey Hill Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Wepawaug Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Orange

• Amity Middle School: Orange
• Mary L. Tracy School
• Peck Place School
• Race Brook School
• Turkey Hill School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Orange

🏘️ Nearby Communities