PlainZIP

Fairfield, CT

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fairfield, CT: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 55,023. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet FAIRFIELD-CT · Fairfield, CT 2 ZIPs · 55,023 pop · #566/25278 · Fairfield County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $164,402
  • RANK-TOP #566/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Trumbull
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-SMALL 55,023
  • SPREAD-MOD 06825→06824
  • HOME-TOP $749,850

Nearest income peer: Trumbull, CT ( $1,329 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Fairfield

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Fairfield on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Fairfield, CT sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 2%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
55,023
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$164,402
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $164,402 and home value $749,850 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 68.7%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Fairfield as a pure owner town.

Within Connecticut, Trumbull is the closest lower-income city and Burlington the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Fairfield.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Fairfield differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Fairfield: $135,504 in ZIP 06825 to $193,300 in 06824. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.4×

06825 to 06824

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.4×

06825 to 06824

Poverty-rate spread
0.3 points

06824 to 06825

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 06824 skews compact Fairfield

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 06824 covers about 62% of Fairfield's 55,023 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Fairfield

Citywide ZBP: 1,754 establishments, 25,477 employees , annual payroll $1,404,158k (~32 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 06824 (1,132 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (273) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Fairfield, CT

These ZIP codes sit in Fairfield County, which covers 47 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Fairfield. See the Fairfield County roll-up →

Fairfield lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Fairfield County: Greenwich, Westport and Ridgefield earn more and Bridgeport, Stamford and Norwalk earn less. Bridgeport marks the far end of that range at $54,494, 67% below Fairfield.

Side-by-side: Compare 06824 vs 06825 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
06824 33,900 $193,300 1,132 650
06825 21,123 $135,504 622 1,212
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Fairfield roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Fairfield, .