Weston, Connecticut

Weston, Connecticut
Weston, Connecticut
Town
	Town of Weston
	The Onion Barn, where community bulletins are posted
	Seal Logo
	Coordinates: 41°13′32″N 73°22′14″W / 41.22556°N 73.37056°W
Country	United States
U.S. state	Connecticut
County	Fairfield
Region	Western CT
Incorporated	1787
Government
• Type	Selectman-town meeting
• First selectman	Samantha Nestor (D)
• Selectman	Amy Jenner (R)
• Selectman	Martin Mohabeer (D)
• Town administrator	Jonathan Luiz
Area
• Total	20.7 sq mi (53.6 km2)
• Land	19.8 sq mi (51.3 km2)
• Water	0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2)
Elevation	315 ft (96 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	10,354
• Density	491.7/sq mi (189.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP codes	06883, 06829
Area code(s)	203/475
FIPS code	09-83430
GNIS feature ID	213531
Website	www.westonct.gov

Weston (/ˈwɛstən/ WES-tən) is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 10,354 at the 2020 census and had the highest median income in the state of Connecticut.^[1] The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region. The town is served by Route 57 and Route 53, both of which run through the town center. About 19% of the town's workforce commutes to New York City, about 45 miles (72 km) to the southwest.^[3]

In 2017, SafeWise ranked Weston the safest town in Connecticut and the 6th safest town in the country.^[4]

Weston is the closest Connecticut town to New York City without a train station. Aside from a handful of stores that form the town's center, Weston has little commercial development and residential development is limited by two-acre zoning.^[5] Most of Devil's Den Preserve, a 1,746-acre (707 ha) nature reserve, which gets 40,000 visits a year, is located in the town.

^ ^a ^b "U.S. Census Bureau". Retrieved July 28, 2023.
^ "Town of Weston". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2003. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
^ "Weston, Connecticut named the 6th safest town in America". Weston Connecticut. April 24, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ "Two acre residential and farming district" (PDF). Zoning regulations. Town of Weston. June 12, 2008. pp. 9–14. Retrieved November 15, 2008.

[census2010-1] "U.S. Census Bureau". Retrieved July 28, 2023.

[2] "Town of Weston". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 14, 2023.

[3] "Wayback Machine" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2003. Retrieved July 28, 2023.

[4] "Weston, Connecticut named the 6th safest town in America". Weston Connecticut. April 24, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2022.

[5] "Two acre residential and farming district" (PDF). Zoning regulations. Town of Weston. June 12, 2008. pp. 9–14. Retrieved November 15, 2008.

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