Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 9 min5:19 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 12 min7:14 am – 4:26 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, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsFowler Islandstate park · 1.4 miBeardsley State Parkstate park · 2.6 mi · 109 acresSpring Pond Parkpark · under a mileJohn Chanda Park / North End Parkpark · under a mileAmerican Shakespeare State Parkstate park · 2.9 miCharles E. Wheeler Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 1.4 mi · 65 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 21 Oct 198129 mi away, near Madison Center, ConnecticutMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 28 Oct 199126 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
Elevation146 ft45 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBridgeport Hospital3.3 miPost officeStratford Post Office1.8 miTown hallStratford Town Hall2.1 miPoliceStratford Police Department1.9 miFire stationStratford Fire Department Company 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools7 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 1 otherElementarySaint Mark Schoolright hereElementaryEli Whitney Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighBunnell High Schoolunder a mileCollegeSaint Vincent's College4.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTweed New Haven Airport HVN13 miMajor airportLaGuardia Airport LGA50 miInterstateI-951.9 miUS highwayUS 12.1 miAmtrakBridgeport, CT BRP4.6 miRailStratfordMetro-North Railroad2.4 miCoachBridgeport Bus StopGreyhound4.5 miTransit11 stops within a mileGreater Bridgeport Transit (GBT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 06497 ZIP area.
