Town guide

Bridgeport, Connecticut

Bridgeport is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, home to about 149,238 people across 16 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 06604, 06605, 06606, 06607, 06608 and 06610.

Homes sold for a median of $214 per square foot across 6 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 3 of 6 were seller’s markets.

Population149,2389,293 per sq mi

Price per sq ft$214Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Bridgeport

6 ZIP codes

Bridgeport, CT06604 Balanced $210/sq ft −1.6% vs. last year 4.3 months of supply · 57% sold over asking Competition 66/100

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Bridgeport, CT06605 Seller’s market $277/sq ft +17.9% vs. last year 3.2 months of supply · 25% sold over asking Competition 60/100

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Bridgeport, CT06606 Seller’s market $271/sq ft +8.7% vs. last year 2.2 months of supply · 50% sold over asking Competition 76/100

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Bridgeport, CT06607 Buyer’s market $191/sq ft +4.8% vs. last year 6.4 months of supply · 63% sold over asking

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Bridgeport, CT06608 Buyer’s market $175/sq ft −17.5% vs. last year 6.4 months of supply · 57% sold over asking

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Bridgeport, CT06610 Seller’s market $219/sq ft +4.8% vs. last year 2.4 months of supply · 56% sold over asking Competition 80/100

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Bridgeport at a glance

Town · Fairfield County, CT

Population	149,2389,293 per square mile
Land area	16 square milesplus 3.4 of water

Source: town boundaries and ZIP code overlaps from the Census Bureau’s 2020 relationship files; market figures from Redfin, a national real estate brokerage. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Around Bridgeport

Distances

Nearest major airport	LaGuardia Airport (LGA)45 miles away
Closer regional airport	Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN)17 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+	New York, NY53 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Bridgeport; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Bridgeport

U.S. Representative · Connecticut’s 4th DistrictJames A. Himes (D)
U.S. SenatorChristopher Murphy (D)
U.S. SenatorRichard Blumenthal (D)
GovernorNed Lamont (D)

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Bridgeport had 148,654 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.

It’s the 1st largest of 169 towns in Connecticut by population.

Fairfield County grew from 184,203 residents in 1900 to 957,419 in 2020.

Fairfield County, 1900–2020

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 44.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 34 inches of snow.

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bridgeport Sikorsky Mem Ap, CT weather station (4 miles away).

Health care

1,964 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bridgeport’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

St. Vincent's Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · BridgeportUnder a mile
Bridgeport HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Bridgeport1.6 miles
Griffin HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Derby10.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors	209
Specialist doctors	402
Dentists	101
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants	493
Mental health providers	596
Physical and occupational therapists	126
Optometrists	12
Chiropractors	25
Pharmacies	45

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Bridgeport

Parks (44 nearby)

Seaside Park · 203 acres2.6 mi
Beardsley Park · 128 acres1.7 mi
Pleasure Beach Park · 69 acres2.6 mi
Ninety Acres Park · 68 acres2.6 mi
Elton G. Rogers Park · 53 acres2.4 mi
Tunxis Hill Park · 25 acres1.8 mi

Grocery stores (12 nearby)

Key Food0.2 mi
Price Rite0.8 mi
Save-A-Lot0.8 mi
Food Bazaar1.1 mi

Pharmacies (13 nearby)

Walgreens0.1 mi
Right Care Pharmacy0.3 mi
Walgreens1.1 mi
Hancock Pharmacy1.3 mi

Libraries (10 nearby)

Daniel T Banks Health Science Library0.7 mi
Old Mill Green Library0.9 mi
Bridgeport Public Library1.2 mi
Connecticut Judicial Branch Law Library1.2 mi
Bridgeport Public Library Beardsley Branch1.5 mi

Museums (3 nearby)

Barnum Museum1.2 mi
Housatonic Museum of Art1.2 mi
Discovery Museum and Planetarium2.5 mi

Theaters and performance venues (7 nearby)

Downtown Cabaret Theatre0.9 mi
The Bijou Theatre1.0 mi
Cabaret Theater1.2 mi
Klein Memorial Auditorium1.2 mi
Adventure Amphitheater1.6 mi

Counts are within about 3 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Bridgeport

Public schools here are run by Bridgeport School District, New Beginnings Inc Family Academy District, Cooperative Educational Services and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (46)

School	Grades	Students	Type	Distance
A.B. Skane CenterBridgeport	Pre-K–K	183	Public	2.2 mi
Barnum SchoolBridgeport	Pre-K–8	588	Public	1.3 mi
Beardsley SchoolBridgeport	Pre-K–6	327	Public	0.9 mi
Black Rock SchoolBridgeport	Pre-K–8	439	Public	2.9 mi
Blackham SchoolBridgeport	Pre-K–8	1,088	Public	1.3 mi
Bryant SchoolBridgeport	Pre-K–6	317	Public	1.6 mi
Cesar Batalla SchoolBridgeport	Pre-K–8	990	Public	1.6 mi
Classical Studies AcademyBridgeport	Pre-K–8	351	Public	1.2 mi
Columbus SchoolBridgeport	Pre-K–8	546	Public	0.4 mi
Edison SchoolBridgeport	Pre-K–6	181	Public	1.7 mi
Geraldine Claytor Magnet AcademyBridgeport	Pre-K–8	450	Public	2.3 mi
Geraldine Johnson SchoolBridgeport	Pre-K–8	825	Public	0.7 mi
Hall SchoolBridgeport	Pre-K–6	162	Public	1.9 mi
Hallen SchoolBridgeport	Pre-K–6	280	Public	1.8 mi
High Horizons Magnet SchoolBridgeport	Pre-K–8	443	Public	1.9 mi
Interdistrict Discovery Magnet SchoolBridgeport	Pre-K–8	492	Public	2.6 mi
James J. Curiale SchoolBridgeport	Pre-K–8	509	Public	1.2 mi
Jettie S. Tisdale SchoolBridgeport	Pre-K–8	547	Public	2.1 mi
John Winthrop SchoolBridgeport	Pre-K–8	607	Public	2.7 mi
Luis Munoz Marin SchoolBridgeport	Pre-K–8	709	Public	1.1 mi
Madison SchoolBridgeport	Pre-K–6	451	Public	1.0 mi
New Beginnings Inc Family AcademyBridgeport	Pre-K–8	431	Charter	1.6 mi
Park City Magnet SchoolBridgeport	Pre-K–8	487	Public	2.0 mi
Paul Laurence Dunbar SchoolBridgeport	Pre-K–8	391	Public	1.9 mi
Read SchoolBridgeport	Pre-K–8	863	Public	0.7 mi
Roosevelt SchoolBridgeport	Pre-K–8	493	Public	1.4 mi
Six-Six Magnet SchoolBridgeport	Pre-K–8	441	Public	2.0 mi
Thomas Hooker SchoolBridgeport	Pre-K–8	288	Public	2.2 mi
Waltersville SchoolBridgeport	Pre-K–8	432	Public	1.2 mi
Wilbur Cross SchoolBridgeport	Pre-K–8	318	Public	2.3 mi

And 16 more.

Private schools (8)

School	Grades	Students	Affiliation	Distance
Catholic Academy of Bridgeport/St Raphael AcademyBridgeport	Pre-K–3	179	Roman Catholic	0.5 mi
St Andrew AcademyBridgeport	Pre-K–8	225	Roman Catholic	2.3 mi
Bridgeport Hope SchoolBridgeport	K–8	39	Christian (no specific denomination)	1.8 mi
Fairfield County Sda SchoolBridgeport	K–8	27	Seventh-day Adventist	1.8 mi
St Ann AcademyBridgeport	K–8	179	Roman Catholic	2.9 mi
St Augustine AcademyBridgeport	4–8	189	Roman Catholic	0.8 mi
The University SchoolBridgeport	8–12	36	Nonsectarian	1.8 mi
Kolbe Cathedral High SchoolBridgeport	9–12	329	Roman Catholic	0.9 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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