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Time Zone: Fairfield County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Fairfield County is one of the original counties of Connecticut and was founded in 1666.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Fairfield had a population of 943,332 people. This is an increase of 2.61% since the last Census (which gave a population of 919,355 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fairfield represented 25.72% of the total population of Connecticut.

Below are some of the communities located in Fairfield County:

  • Bethel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Bethel is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,941 people
  • Bridgeport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Bridgeport is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,525 people
  • Brookfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Brookfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,900 people
  • Danbury
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
  • Darien
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darien have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Darien is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,693 people
  • Easton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Easton is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,466 people
  • Fairfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,215 people
  • Greenwich
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
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    • Monroe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Monroe is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,328 people
    • New Canaan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan
      • New Canaan is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,115 people
    • New Fairfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
      • New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,792 people
    • Newtown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Newtown is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,832 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtown <3>
    • Norwalk
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Norwalk is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,655 people
    • Redding
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Redding is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,051 people
    • Ridgefield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Ridgefield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,898 people
    • Shelton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Shelton is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,957 people
    • Sherman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 people
    • Stamford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
      • Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
    • Stratford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Stratford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,660 people
    • Trumbull
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trumbull have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
      • Trumbull is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,438 people
    • Weston
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,204 people
    • Westport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Westport is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,444 people
    • Wilton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Wilton is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,219 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. For more information, please visit the U.S. Census Bureau.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
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