Local servicesHospitalSaint Vincent Medical Center4.5 miPost officeFairfield Post Office2.6 miTown hallOld Town Hall - Fairfield2.8 miPoliceFairfield Police Department2.8 miFire stationFairfield Fire and Rescue Engine Company 51.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 4 otherSchoolFairfield Country Day Schoolunder a mileSchoolThe Hunt Ridge Montessori Schoolunder a mileElementaryRiverfield Elementary School1.2 miCollegeFairfield University1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTweed New Haven Airport HVN21 miMajor airportLaGuardia Airport LGA41 miInterstateI-952.3 miUS highwayUS 12.3 miAmtrakBridgeport, CT BRP4.9 miRailFairfieldMetro-North Railroad2.6 miCoachFairfield, CT (I-95 Fairfield South Bound Service Plaza)OurBus2.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 9 min5:20 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 12 min7:15 am – 4:27 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 24°F44 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month April34 in of snow a year, on about 15 days9 days above 90°F, 92 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bridgeport Sikorsky Mem Ap station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsSpringer Greenpark · under a mileSherwood Island State Parkstate park · 4.5 mi · 274 acresLake Mohegan Recreation Areapark · 2.3 mi · 113 acresBeardsley State Parkstate park · 6.0 mi · 109 acresAmerican Shakespeare State Parkstate park · 8.1 miPequonnock Valley Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 6.7 mi · 380 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 21 Oct 198137 mi away, near Madison Center, ConnecticutMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202546 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateGreater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCoastal flooding Very HighStrong wind Relatively HighHurricane Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality65% of days had good air in 2025236 of 365 days measured108 moderate, 19 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 44, worst day 174main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Fairfield County monitors, CT
Drinking waterAquarion-eastern Fairfield Countyserves 351,756 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation199 ft61 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
