Town guide

New Fairfield, Connecticut

New Fairfield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, home to about 13,584 people across 20 square miles. Its ZIP code is 06812.

Homes sold for a median of $338 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population13,584665 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$338Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in New Fairfield

1 ZIP code

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Around New Fairfield

Distances

Nearest major airportLaGuardia Airport (LGA)52 miles away
Closer regional airportWestchester County Airport (HPN)30 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Jersey City, NJ60 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY60 miles away

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

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

Who represents New Fairfield

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

New Fairfield had 13,579 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.

It’s the 80th largest of 169 towns in Connecticut by population.

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

New Fairfield population by census2000: 13,953, 2010: 13,881, 2020: 13,57913,953200013,881201013,5792020

Fairfield County, 1900–2020

Fairfield County population, 1900 to 20201900: 184,203, 1910: 245,322, 1920: 320,936, 1930: 386,702, 1940: 418,384, 1950: 504,342, 1960: 653,589, 1970: 792,814, 1980: 807,143, 1990: 827,645, 2000: 882,567, 2010: 916,829, 2020: 957,419184K’00’10321K’20’30418K’40’50654K’60’70807K’80’90883K’00’10957K’20

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

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 53 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 49 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near New FairfieldJan: high 36°F, low 21°F, 3.7 in; Feb: high 39°F, low 22°F, 3.3 in; Mar: high 48°F, low 29°F, 4.4 in; Apr: high 61°F, low 39°F, 4.2 in; May: high 72°F, low 49°F, 4.2 in; Jun: high 80°F, low 59°F, 4.8 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 64°F, 5 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 63°F, 4.9 in; Sep: high 75°F, low 55°F, 4.9 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 43°F, 5 in; Nov: high 50°F, low 34°F, 4 in; Dec: high 40°F, low 26°F, 4.6 in36°21°Jan3.739°22°Feb3.348°29°Mar4.461°39°Apr4.272°49°May4.280°59°Jun4.885°64°Jul5.082°63°Aug4.975°55°Sep4.963°43°Oct5.050°34°Nov4.040°26°Dec4.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Danbury, CT weather station (6 miles away).

Health care

71 doctors and other health care providers list an office in New Fairfield.

Nearest hospitals

  • Danbury HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Danbury5.3 miles
  • Putnam Hospital CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Carmel10.6 miles
  • Northern Westchester HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Mount Kisco22.4 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors8
Dentists8
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants5
Mental health providers25
Physical and occupational therapists19
Chiropractors6
Pharmacies4

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 New Fairfield

Parks (6 nearby)

  • New Fairfield Town Park · 59 acres1.8 mi
  • Sweetcake Mountain Preserve · 36 acres1.9 mi
  • Hidden Valley Nature Center · 10 acres0.8 mi
  • New Farfield Town Beach · 2 acres2.0 mi
  • Candlewood Lake (Squantz Cove) Boat Launch2.8 mi
  • Squantz Pond Boat Launch2.9 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Stop & Shop0.8 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Candlewood Drugs0.8 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • New Fairfield Free Public Library0.8 mi
  • Connecticut Department of Justice Centralized Library2.9 mi

Museums

  • Danbury Railroad Museum5.7 mi
  • HarryBrooke Park Museum6.1 mi
  • Danbury Museum and Historical Society6.4 mi
  • Scott Fanton Museum6.9 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Brookfield Bandstand5.1 mi
  • Charles Ives Center for the Performing Arts5.4 mi
  • Brookfield Theatre for the Arts5.5 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 New Fairfield

Public schools here are run by New Fairfield School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
New Fairfield Elementary SchoolNew FairfieldPre-K–5946Public0.7 mi
New Fairfield Middle SchoolNew Fairfield6–8464Public1.0 mi
New Fairfield High SchoolNew Fairfield9–12693Public0.9 mi

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

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