Noroton Heights, Connecticut

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Noroton Heights, Connecticut
Noroton Heights is located in Connecticut
Noroton Heights
Noroton Heights
Coordinates: 41°4′14″N 73°29′56″W / 41.07056°N 73.49889°W / 41.07056; -73.49889Coordinates: 41°4′14″N 73°29′56″W / 41.07056°N 73.49889°W / 41.07056; -73.49889
Country United States
StateConnecticut
CountyFairfield
NECTABridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk
RegionWestern CT
TownDarien
Area
 • Total2.27 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
 • Land2.27 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
 • Water0.0 km2 (0.0 sq mi)
Elevation30 m (100 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total7,916
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
06820 (Darien)
Area code(s)203/475
FIPS code09-53610
GNIS feature ID2805055[2]

Noroton Heights is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Darien, Connecticut, United States. The community is located on Connecticut's Gold Coast. Located close to Long Island Sound, in the Connecticut panhandle, it is approximately 35 miles (56 km) northeast of Midtown Manhattan and immediately to the east of Stamford.[3] As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 7,916, at which time it included the area that is now part of the separate Noroton CDP.

Noroton Heights is bordered by Stamford to the west, Noroton to the south, and downtown Darien to the northeast. It primarily serves as a bedroom community to office centers in Stamford, Norwalk, and Manhattan. Noroton is served by Exits 10 and 11 on Interstate 95. A 49-minute commute to Manhattan is offered at the Metro-North train station located downtown.[4]

Noroton Heights has some of the most expensive residential real estate in Connecticut, especially along Wee Burn Country Club. The public schools are consistently ranked as some of the highest performing schools in the country. Darien's secondary schools, Middlesex Middle School and Darien High School, are generally ranked near the top for the state of Connecticut and are both in Noroton Heights.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Connecticut". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Noroton Heights Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/14/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-living-noroton-noroton-heights-haven-for-both-sailors.html
  4. ^ http://as0.mta.info/mnr/stations/station_detail.cfm?key=228
  5. ^ https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/Noroton-Heights_Darien_CT/overview
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