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Welcome to Shelton

The City of Shelton (formerly known as Huntington)

was incorporated in 1789 from Stratford as a town and

incorporated in 1919 as a city. Comprised of 31.4 square

miles in Fairfield County, Shelton's northwest boundary is

the Housatonic River. The City is contiguous to Stratford

to the south, Trumbull and Monroe to the west, and across

the Housatonic River lie Seymour, Ansonia, Derby, Orange

and Milford. Shelton is about one and a half hour from

New York City by rail or highway transportation.

The City is served by interstate, intrastate, and local bus

lines. Shelton is traversed by Route 8, which connects

to the south with Interstate 95 and the Merritt Parkways

providing access to Bridgeport, Stamford and New York

City, and to the North with Interstate 84, leading to

Waterbury, Hartford and Boston. Rail transportation and

freight service is available to major points including New

York, Boston, Providence and Montreal. Air service is

available in Stratford to the south, White Plains Airport to

the west, Bradley International Airport to the north, and

LaGuardia and Kennedy Airports to the south.