Georgetown, Connecticut
Georgetown, Connecticut | |
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Location in Fairfield County and the state of Connecticut. | |
| Coordinates: 41°15′24″N 73°26′1″W / 41.25667°N 73.43361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| U.S. state | Connecticut |
| County | Fairfield |
| Region | Western CT |
| NECTA | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk |
| Towns | Redding, Weston, Wilton, Ridgefield |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.89 sq mi (7.5 km2) |
| • Land | 2.87 sq mi (7.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.052 km2) |
| Elevation | 354 ft (108 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,832 |
| • Density | 638/sq mi (246/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 06829 |
| Area code | 203 |
| FIPS code | 09-30540 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0207283 |
Georgetown is a census-designated place in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is located in the area where the towns of Wilton, Redding and Weston meet. Prior to a 1950 vote, Branchville, a neighborhood in the town of Ridgefield, was also included as part of Georgetown; some Branchville residents still share the Georgetown 544 area code.
Georgetown and its surrounding area are also defined as the Georgetown census-designated place (CDP). As of the 2020 census, the population of the CDP was 1,832.
Georgetown is located at the southwest corner of the town of Redding, the northwest corner of the town of Weston, the northeast corner of the town of Wilton. Georgetown residents officially live in and pay local taxes to one of these three towns, but typically identify themselves as living in Georgetown. Georgetown has its own fire district, which also serves the surrounding rural areas not traditionally included in Georgetown, and its own ZIP code (06829).