Fairfield, Connecticut

Fairfield, Connecticut

Uncoway (The Place Beyond)
Fairfield, Connecticut Uncoway (The Place Beyond)
Town
	Town of Fairfield
	Clockwise from top: Old Town Hall, Fairfield University Art Museum, Fairfield Community Theater, Fairfield Beach, Lake Mohegan
	Flag Seal
	Coordinates: 41°10′33″N 73°16′19″W / 41.17583°N 73.27194°W
Country	United States
U.S. state	Connecticut
County	Fairfield
Region	CT Metropolitan
Founded	1639
Founded by	Roger Ludlow
Government
• Type	RTM
• First selectman	Bill Gerber (Democratic)
• Selectwoman	Christine Vitale (D)
• Selectwoman	Brenda Kupchick (R)
Area
• Total	31.38 sq mi (81.3 km2)
• Land	29.9 sq mi (77 km2)
• Water	1.48 sq mi (3.8 km2)
Elevation	59 ft (18 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	61,512
• Density	2,057.3/sq mi (794.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Codes	06824, 06825, 06828
Area code(s)	203/475
FIPS code	09-26620
GNIS feature ID	0213429
Major highways
Website	www.fairfieldct.org

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.^[3] The town is part of the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.

^ "Officials, Boards & Commissions" (PDF). Fairfield, Connecticut. QScend Technologies, Inc. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
^ "Connecticut: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts" (PDF). United States Census 2010. U.S. Department of Commerce. p. 10. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
^ "Census - Geography Profile: Fairfield town, Fairfield County, Connecticut". Retrieved December 15, 2021.