Welcome to North Greenwich ...
North Greenwich is located in Fairfield County<1>.
The location of North Greenwich has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of North Greenwich, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.
A typical abbreviation for North Greenwich: N. Greenwich
North Greenwich is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: North Greenwich lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for North Greenwich: (203) and (475)<4>
Websites for North Greenwich ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.businessfairfield.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to North Greenwich, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named North Greenwich ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named North Greenwich - it's located in New York.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Greenwich.
Communities near North Greenwich ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Greenwich.
- Bronx
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
- Bronx is located in Bronx County (NY)
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
- Bronx has also been known as:
- Bronx
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <5>
- Yonkers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
- Yonkers is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <5>
- Stamford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Norwalk
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - New Rochelle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- 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>
- Mount Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,775 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
- Greenwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - White Plains
(5 miles [8 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 North Greenwich. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Greenwich.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Greenwich. 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 North Greenwich.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Greenwich. See our Newspapers Page for North Greenwich.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Greenwich ...
Looking for more information about North Greenwich? 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 North Greenwich, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Greenwich.
Adding North Greenwich to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of North Greenwich 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 North Greenwich was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the North Greenwich post office opened in 1849.
We also found North Greenwich in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for North Greenwich.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Greenwich. 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 North Greenwich - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (475) is an overlay for area code (203). |
| <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/ |