Greenwich
town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, suburb of NYC
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Greenwich is a place located in the Western Connecticut Planning Region[1] within the United States. It was established in 1640.
According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 64k[2]. The area covers 174.0M and sits at an elevation of 17. Greenwich observes the Eastern Time Zone, which corresponds to UTC−05:00 and UTC−04:00.
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Western Connecticut Planning Region[3], Fairfield County[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Long Island Sound[6]
- Shares border with: Stamford[7], North Castle[8], Harrison[9], Rye Brook[10], Port Chester[11]
- Named after: Greenwich[12]
- Postal code: 06830[13], 06831[14], 06836[15]
- Commons category: Greenwich, Connecticut[16]
- Located in time zone: UTC−05:00[17], UTC−04:00[18], Eastern Time Zone[19]
- Local dialing code: 203[20], 475[21]
- Inception: 1640[22]
- Located in/on physical feature: Connecticut panhandle[23]
- Official website: http://www.greenwichct.org/[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Greenwich, Connecticut[25]
- Population: 62,396[26], 63,518[27], 61,171[28]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[29]
- Contains settlement: Byram[30], Glenville[31], Cos Cob[32], Mianus[33], Old Greenwich[34], Riverside[35]
- Official name: Greenwich[36]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Greenwich, Connecticut[37]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Greenwich, Connecticut[38]
- Number of households: 22,383[39]
- Native label: Greenwich[40]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Greenwich, Connecticut[41]
- Elevation above sea level: 17 m[42], 28 m[43]
- Area: 174,047,201 m²[44]
- Located in the statistical territorial entity: New York metropolitan area[45]
Why It Matters
Greenwich has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Greenwich is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]