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
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
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Orange
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.