Town of Fairfield, Connecticut

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The Town of Fairfield is located in Fairfield County.

Fairfield is near sea level^<1>.

Time Zone: Fairfield lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Fairfield can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, the Town of Fairfield had a population of 57,340 people^<2> (or 6.48% of the total population of Fairfield County). The population of Fairfield represented 1.68% of the total of Connecticut, making it the state's 23rd most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Fairfield had a population of 57,345 people.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Fairfield.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Danbury	NW	18 mi [28.97 km]	79,256	5.89% increase
	Danbury	NW	18 mi [28.97 km]	79,256	5.89% increase
	Milford	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	55,907	6.89% increase
	Milford	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	54,136	7% increase
	Norwalk	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	83,185	0.28% increase
	Norwalk	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	83,185	0.28% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Fairfield.

The Commemorative Quarter for Connecticut<4>

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People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Fairfield. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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