Bethel, Connecticut

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Bethel, Connecticut is a suburban New England town in Fairfield County known for its historic downtown and role as a residential community near Danbury.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
adjacentCity Danbury, Connecticut NERFINISHED
areaCode 203
475
climate humid continental climate
country United States
county Fairfield County, Connecticut
governmentType New England town government
hasCemetery Center Cemetery (Bethel, Connecticut)
hasElementarySchool Berry School
Rockwell School
hasExecutive First Selectman of Bethel
hasFeature mixed residential and commercial core
traditional New England town center
walkable downtown
hasFireService Bethel Fire & Rescue
Stony Hill Volunteer Fire Company
hasHighSchool Bethel High School
hasHistoricBuilding Greenwood Avenue commercial blocks
hasHistoricDistrict Bethel Downtown Historic District
hasLandUse small-scale commercial
suburban residential
hasLocalGovernmentJurisdiction Bethel Police Department
hasMiddleSchool Bethel Middle School
hasPark Meckauer Park NERFINISHED
Parloa Park NERFINISHED
hasPublicLibrary Bethel Public Library
hasReligiousBuilding First Congregational Church of Bethel
St. Mary Church (Bethel, Connecticut)
hasTransportation Bethel (Metro-North station)
isSuburbOf Danbury, Connecticut NERFINISHED
knownFor historic downtown
residential community near Danbury
legislativeBody Bethel town meeting
locatedIn southwestern Connecticut
locatedInPhysiographicRegion New England Uplands
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear New York state border
partOfMetropolitanArea Danbury metropolitan area
postalCode 06801
primaryEconomicRole bedroom community for Danbury area
region New England
roadAccess Connecticut Route 53
Connecticut Route 58
U.S. Route 6 NERFINISHED
servedByRailLine Danbury Branch of the New Haven Line
state Connecticut
timeZoneDST Eastern Daylight Time

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Redding, Connecticut
borderedBy
Fairfield County, Connecticut
containsTown

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