Fairfield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, home to about 63,523 people across 30 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 06824, 06825 and 06890.
Homes sold for a median of $526 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
All in Fairfield
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| Nearest major airport | LaGuardia Airport (LGA)42 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN)21 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New York, NY50 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Fairfield; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Fairfield had 61,512 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.
It’s the 10th 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).
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 (7 miles away).
1,200 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fairfield’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 70 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 183 |
| Dentists | 113 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 149 |
| Mental health providers | 393 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 242 |
| Optometrists | 15 |
| Chiropractors | 35 |
| Pharmacies | 14 |
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.
Parks (66 nearby)
Grocery stores (11 nearby)
Pharmacies (11 nearby)
Libraries (9 nearby)
Museums (3 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (9 nearby)
Counts are within about 3.5 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.
Public schools here are run by Fairfield School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holland Hill SchoolFairfield | Pre-K–5 | 385 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Stratfield SchoolFairfield | Pre-K–5 | 326 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Burr Elementary SchoolFairfield | K–5 | 347 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| Dwight Elementary SchoolFairfield | K–5 | 228 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| Jennings SchoolFairfield | K–5 | 280 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| McKinley SchoolFairfield | K–5 | 470 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Mill Hill SchoolSouthport | K–5 | 371 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| North Stratfield SchoolFairfield | K–5 | 408 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| Osborn Hill SchoolFairfield | K–5 | 446 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Riverfield SchoolFairfield | K–5 | 406 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Sherman SchoolFairfield | K–5 | 385 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Fairfield Woods Middle SchoolFairfield | 6–8 | 715 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Roger Ludlowe Middle SchoolFairfield | 6–8 | 764 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Tomlinson Middle SchoolFairfield | 6–8 | 584 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Fairfield Ludlowe High SchoolFairfield | 9–12 | 1,367 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Fairfield Warde High SchoolFairfield | 9–12 | 1,308 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumption Catholic SchoolFairfield | Pre-K–8 | 142 | Roman Catholic | 2.4 mi |
| Great Beginnings Montessori SchoolFairfield | Pre-K–K | 18 | Nonsectarian | 2.1 mi |
| St Thomas Aquinas Catholic SchoolFairfield | Pre-K–8 | 293 | Roman Catholic | 2.2 mi |
| The Hunt Ridge Montessori SchoolFairfield | Pre-K–K | 10 | Nonsectarian | 0.4 mi |
| The Unquowa SchoolFairfield | Pre-K–8 | 142 | Nonsectarian | 2.3 mi |
| Fairfield Country Day SchoolFairfield | K–9 | 198 | Nonsectarian | 1.4 mi |
| The Southport SchoolSouthport | 2–8 | 123 | Nonsectarian | 2.9 mi |
| Covenant School of BridgeportBridgeport | 5–6 | 21 | Nonsectarian | 1.5 mi |
| Fusion Academy Ff: FairfieldFairfield | 8–12 | 32 | Nonsectarian | 1.7 mi |
| Fairfield College PreparatoryFairfield | 9–12 | 787 | Roman Catholic | 0.9 mi |
| Notre Dame Catholic High SchoolFairfield | 9–12 | 500 | Roman Catholic | 3.7 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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