Welcome to Long Ridge ...
Long Ridge is located in Fairfield County<1>.
The location of Long Ridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Long Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.
A typical abbreviation for Long Ridge: Long Rdg. (or less commonly used: Long Rdge. or Long Ridg.)
Long Ridge is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Long Ridge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Long Ridge: 203 & 475<4>
Websites for Long Ridge ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.businessfairfield.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Long Ridge, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Long Ridge ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Long Ridge - they are located in Kentucky (2), North Carolina (2), South Carolina and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Long Ridge.
Communities near Long Ridge ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Long Ridge.
- Stamford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Stamford is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <5>
- Stamford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Norwalk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Norwalk is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <5>
- Norwalk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Danbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Danbury is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <5>
- Danbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - New Rochelle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochelle
- New Rochelle is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rochelle <5>
- Greenwich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Fairfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - White Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- White Plains is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,286 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Plains <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Long Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Long Ridge.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Long Ridge. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Long Ridge.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Long Ridge. See our Newspapers Page for Long Ridge.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Long Ridge ...
Looking for more information about Long Ridge? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Long Ridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Long Ridge.
Adding Long Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Long Ridge in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Long Ridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Long Ridge post office opened in 1850.
We also found Long Ridge in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Long Ridge.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Long Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Fairfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Long Ridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 203 code has been Overlayed with the 475 area code. New phone numbers in the Long Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 203 or 475. As a result, placing a call in the Long Ridge area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |