THE BRIDGEPORT LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Long Island Sound Coastal Lowland setting.
Bridgeport city has 16.1 square miles of land in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region. Its Census reference point is in Long Island Sound Coastal Lowland, within Northeastern Coastal Zone.
Irregular plains and low hills form a coastal transition with glacial lakes and oak-pine woodland. This northeastern landscape is gentler than the mountainous country farther inland.
Regional context: Northeastern Coastal Zone ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Bridgeport and Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
Bridgeport is associated with Greater Bridgeport Planning Region in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Bridgeport by land and water
The Census records 3.36 square miles of water within Bridgeport, or 17.3% of its total area. It is 23.8 percentage points lower than the 41.1% recorded for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Bridgeport city has 135 times the land area of nearby Sacred Heart University CDP (0.12 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

