Bethel, Connecticut | |
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![]() Greenwood Avenue, a historic street in Bethel. | |
Coordinates: 41°22′27″N 73°23′42″W / 41.37417°N 73.39500°W | |
Country | United States |
U.S. state | Connecticut |
County | Fairfield |
Region | Western CT |
Incorporated | 1855 |
Government | |
• Type | Selectman-town meeting |
• First selectman | Dan Carter (R) |
• Selectman | Richard C. Straiton (D) |
• Selectman | Bryan Terzian (R) |
Area | |
• Total | 16.9 sq mi (43.8 km2) |
• Land | 16.8 sq mi (43.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
Elevation | 482 ft (147 m) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 20,156 |
• Density | 1,204.6/sq mi (465.1/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
ZIP Code | 06801 |
Area codes | 203/475 |
FIPS code | 09-04720 |
GNIS feature ID | 213390[2] |
Website | www |
Bethel (/ˈbɛθəl/) is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.[2] As of the 2020 census, the population of the town was 20,358. The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region. The town includes the Bethel Census-Designated Place.[3]