Bridgeport, CT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Bridgeport, Connecticut, shaded from sea level level on Bridgeport Harbor to 310 ft on the north side
Elevation
310 ft 95 m240 ft 70 m200 ft 60 m120 ft 35 m39 ft 12 m0 ft 0 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Bridgeport sits at about 43 ft (13 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
43 ft 13 m
most residents: 16–180 ft
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on Bridgeport Harbor
Highest
310 ft 95 m
on the north side
Average
74 ft 23 m
all land inside city limits

Bridgeport spans about 310 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
43 ft13 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the north side
310 ft95 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets Bridgeport Harbor
0 ft0 m
Town center
USGS map point for Bridgeport
13 ft4 m
Airport (BDR)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 1.8 mi east of the city limits
9 ft3 m
Average of all land74 ft23 m

Elevation profile, south to north

5.8 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Bridgeport, Connecticut, shaded from sea level level on Bridgeport Harbor to 310 ft on the north side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
City in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
Population
151,599 2024 est.
Land area
16.1 sq mi + 3.4 sq mi water
Density
9,437 per sq mi
Coordinates
41.1670° N, 73.2048° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
New England
Drains to
Long Island Sound
Airport
Bridgeport/Sikorsky (BDR) 9 ft
ZIP codes 6
06604 06605 06606 06607 06608 06610
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Lewisboro, NY550 ft
  2. Port Jefferson, NY150 ft
  3. Mount Sinai, NY150 ft
  4. Stony Brook, NY140 ft
  5. Miller Place, NY140 ft
  6. East Setauket, NY140 ft
  7. Belle Terre, NY140 ft
  8. Poquott, NY56 ft
  9. Old Field, NY49 ft
  10. Setauket, NY49 ft
  11. Bridgeport43 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Everett2,608 ft
  • South Beacon Mountain1,600 ft
  • Second Hill, Fairfield County210 ft
  • Success Hill, Fairfield County110 ft
  • Meetinghouse Hill, Fairfield County70 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city limits, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census city limits (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Pits: the lowest point is the lowest ground outside closed hollows (quarry floors, mine pits, terrain-model artifacts): any hollow under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), and any hollow under 2 sq mi (5 km²) whose floor is more than 100 ft (30 m) below its rim; and outside patches below sea level of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²). The single lowest 3DEP cell, −4 ft at 41.1790° N, 73.1746° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted; this coastal land's lowest point is sea level on the coast.
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.