With great success, the Orange of today retains the feeling of farm community while having attractive one family residential neighborhoods and a contained commercial development. The Town encompasses 17.6 square miles with a population of approximately 13,500. Major employers in Orange include the corporate of Harvey Hubbell, Pez Candy, Colonia, Inc., Peak Electronics, General Accident Insurance, Bayer, and Light Sources, Inc., which all help to supplement the attractive low mill rate. The Boston Post Road, Route 1, runs through the southeastern corner of the Town offering access to major shopping centers, malls, and boasts the largest retail area in New Haven County.
Education is very important to the citizens of Orange.
The Orange Elementary School System is composed of four elementary schools serving students in grades pre-K through 6. The elementary school system has a well earned reputation for the broad quality of its education program. In addition to the basic program, it offers related and interdisciplinary programs in art, French, library science, computers, music and physical education. Services for children with special needs are provided at each school. High school students are served by the Amity Regional School System which serves the towns of Orange, Bethany and Woodbridge.