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Ridgefield
A town of 25,109 people in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut
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Town in Connecticut, United States1709Established
25,033Population
35 sq miArea
659 ftElevation
Ridgefield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Situated in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains and on the New York state border, Ridgefield had a population of 25,033 as of the 2020 census. The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region. The town center, which was formerly a borough, is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place. The town was settled then quickly incorporated by 1709.
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ZIP code06877, 06879
Area code203, 475
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#4Best public schoolsof 149 in CT
DistrictRidgefield School DistrictSchools11
Barlow Mountain Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 377 students
Branchville Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 340 students
Ridgebury Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 322 students
Scotland Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 318 students
Farmingville Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 311 students
Veterans Park Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 262 students
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