For the county in Ohio, see Fairfield County (Ohio).

Fairfield County is a county of Connecticut in the New York City metropolitan area, and is home to some of the wealthiest suburbs in the country.

Cities and towns

• 1 Bridgeport
• 2 Darien
• 3 Fairfield
• 4 Greenwich
• 5 Monroe
• 6 New Canaan
• 7 Norwalk
• 8 Ridgefield
• 9 Stamford
• 10 Stratford
• 11 Trumbull
• 12 Westport
• 13 Wilton

Get in

By plane

• Bradley International Airport, Schoephoester Rd, Windsor Locks, ☏ +18602922000. (updated Jul 2021)

• John F. Kennedy International Airport, Queens, NY (via I-95 S), ☏ +17182444444. (updated Jul 2021)

See

The Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk is the largest attraction in this region.

Stay safe

Fairfield County is a relatively safe area of the country, but does have some crime in the bigger cities such as Bridgeport. Just follow common sense rules and you should be fine.

Go next

Litchfield County

Litchfield is a rural section of Connecticut with many forests and state parks.

New Haven County

A good shopping area with famous New Haven and Yale University.

New York City

New York City has an uncountable number of tourist sights and is, in most cases, less than an hour away.