Greenwich, Connecticut
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Greenwich (/ˈɡrɛnɪtʃ/, GREN-itch) is a town in southwestern Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. At the 2020 census, the town had a total population of 63,518.[2] The largest town on Connecticut's Gold Coast, Greenwich is home to many hedge funds and other financial services firms. Greenwich is a principal community of the Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk–Danbury metropolitan statistical area, which comprises all of Fairfield County.
Greenwich, Connecticut | |
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| Town of Greenwich | |
_Town_Hall.jpg) Greenwich Town Hall | |
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 Location of Greenwich in Fairfield County (left) and of Fairfield County in Connecticut (right) | |
  Greenwich Location of Greenwich in Connecticut  Greenwich Greenwich (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 41°02′20″N 73°36′49″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| U.S. state |  Connecticut |
| County | Fairfield |
| Region | Western CT |
| Settled | 1640 |
| Joined Connecticut | 1656 |
| Named for | Greenwich in London |
| Government | |
| • Type | Representative town meeting |
| • First selectman | Fred Camillo (R) |
| • Selectwoman | Lauren Rabin (R) |
| • Town administrator | Benjamin Branyan |
| • Town meeting moderator | Alexis Voulgaris |
| Area | |
| • Total | 67.2 sq mi (174.0 km2) |
| • Land | 47.8 sq mi (123.8 km2) |
| • Water | 19.4 sq mi (50.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 131 ft (40 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 63,518 |
| • Density | 1,328.8/sq mi (513.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC–5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP codes | 06807, 06830, 06831, 06870, 06878, 06836 |
| Area code(s) | 203/475 |
| FIPS code | 09-33620 |
| GNIS feature ID | 213435[1] |
| Website | www |
Greenwich is the southernmost and westernmost municipality in Connecticut as well as in the six-state region of New England. The town is named after Greenwich, a royal borough of London in the United Kingdom.[3]