THE FAIRFIELD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Long Island Sound Coastal Lowland setting.
Fairfield town has 29.9 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
Fairfield and Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
Fairfield 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.
Fairfield by land and water
The Census records 1.47 square miles of water within Fairfield, or 4.7% of its total area. It is 36.5 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, Fairfield town has 88.8 times the land area of nearby Fairfield University CDP (0.34 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

