It is bordered by the towns of Trumbull to the north, Fairfield to the west, and Stratford to the east. Located in eastern Fairfield County at the mouth of the Pequonnock River on Long Island Sound, it is a port city 60 miles (97 km) from Manhattan and 40 miles (64 km) from The Bronx.
state of Connecticut and the fifth-most populous city in New England, with a population of 148,654 in 2020.
