Map of Blue Hills CDP

Blue Hills is a community in Hartford County, Connecticut, encompassing the northwest corner of the city of Hartford and the southeast corner of the town of Bloomfield. The Bloomfield portion is listed by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place (CDP), with a population of 2,762 at the 2020 census.

Blue Hills is home to many schools and homes. Including the portion in Hartford, it has roughly 10,000 residents, and has several schools and one university located there. Its main thoroughfares are Granby Street, Blue Hills Avenue (Route 187), Plainfield Street, Bloomfield Avenue (Route 189) and Albany Avenue (US 44). Connecticut Transit operates several bus routes through the neighborhood, such as the 50, 52 and 54, which run on Blue Hills Avenue, the 56 and 58, which run up on Albany Avenue and Bloomfield Avenue, the 74, which runs through Westbrook Village on its way to Copaco Shopping Center via Granby Street, and the 76, which runs on Cornwall Street towards Bowles Park.

Blue Hills has a majority of West Indian and African American people. Educational institutions include Annie Fisher ES, Mountain Laurel School (Annie Fisher School Annex), Sarah J. Rawson ES, Mark Twain ES, Martin Luther King, Jr. ES, Weaver HS, Watkinson School, and the University of Hartford.

Blue Hills CDP overview:
Name:	Blue Hills CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Connecticut
County:	Hartford County
Elevation:	140 ft (40 m)
Total Area:	1.17 sq mi (3.02 km²)
Land Area:	1.17 sq mi (3.02 km²)
Water Area:	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Total Population:	2,762
Population Density:	2,490/sq mi (961.4/km²)
ZIP code:	06112
FIPS code:	0906050
GNISfeature ID:	2378337

Online Interactive Map

Blue Hills online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.