Connecticut: Physiographic Regions. Connecticut is located in the northeastern region of United States. It shares its borders with Long Island Sound to the south, New York State to the west, Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east. The state of Connecticut can be geographically divided into five distinct land regions:

CONNECTICUT IS the southernmost of the New England states in the northeastern UNITED STATES and has borders with MASSACHUSETTS in the north, NEW YORK in the west, and RHODE ISLAND to the east.

Connecticut is 110 miles long and 70 miles wide. The geographic center of Connecticut is located in Hartford County, in East Berlin. Connecticut is bordered on the north by Massachusetts and on the south by Long Island Sound. On the east Connecticut is bordered by Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

The Geography of Connecticut Total Size: 4,845 sq. miles (source: 2003 Census) Geographical Low Point: Long Island Sound at Sea Level (source: U.S. Geological Survey) Geographical High Point: Mt. Frissell on south slope at State line at 2,380 feet, located in the county/subdivision of Litchfield (source: U.S. Geological Survey)

Connecticut (/ k ə ˈ n ɛ t ɪ k ə t / ) is the southernmost state in the New England region of the United States. As of the 2010 Census, it has the highest per-capita income, second-highest level of human development behind Massachusetts, and highest median household income in the United States.