Fairfield

Also known as Fairfield, Connecticut, Fairfield, CT

town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
U s state: Connecticut
County: Fairfield
Region: CT Metropolitan
Founded by: Roger Ludlow
Type: RTM
First selectwoman: Christine Vitale ( D )
Selectwoman: Brenda Kupchick ( R )
Total: 31.38 sq mi (81.3 km )
Land: 29.9 sq mi (77 km )
Water: 1.48 sq mi (3.8 km )
Elevation: 59 ft (18 m)
Density: 2,057.3/sq mi (794.3/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( Eastern )
Zip codes: 06824, 06825, 06828
Area codes: 203/475
Fips code: 09-26620

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Encyclopedic overview

Fairfield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It borders the city of Bridgeport and towns of Trumbull, Easton, Weston, and Westport along the Gold Coast of Connecticut. As of 2020, the town had a population of 61,512. The town is part of the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region. Fairfield is a hub of higher education, enrolling more than 17,000 students between Sacred Heart University and Fairfield University.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fairfield” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.