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Meriden
A city of 60,545 people in Connecticut
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City in Connecticut, United States1867Established
60,850Population
24.2 sq miArea
177 ftElevation
Meriden ( MAIR-ə-din) is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, located halfway between the regional cities of New Haven and Hartford. The city is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. In 2020, the population of the city was 60,850.
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ZIP code06450, 06451
Area code203
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DistrictMeriden School DistrictSchools16
Casimir Pulaski SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 539 students
Nathan Hale SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 485 students
Roger Sherman SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 457 students
Hanover SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 456 students
Israel Putnam SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 445 students
John Barry SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 418 students
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