Fairfield University, CT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fairfield University, Connecticut, shaded from 39 ft on the southeast side to 180 ft on the north edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
180 ft 55 m150 ft 45 m130 ft 40 m92 ft 28 m56 ft 17 m39 ft 12 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 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
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
Click or tap anywhere
The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Fairfield University sits at about 120 ft (35 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
120 ft 35 m
most residents: 67–160 ft
Lowest
39 ft 12 m
on the southeast side
Highest
180 ft 55 m
on the north edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
110 ft 35 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Fairfield University spans about 141 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
120 ft35 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the north edge, below higher ground just outside
180 ft55 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southeast side
39 ft12 m
Airport (BDR)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 6.6 mi east of the CDP boundary
9 ft3 m
Average of all land110 ft35 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.9 mi south to north through the middle of Fairfield University.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fairfield University, Connecticut, shaded from 39 ft on the southeast side to 180 ft on the north edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
Population
2,884 2020 Census
Land area
0.3 sq mi
Density
8,558 per sq mi
Coordinates
41.1586° N, 73.2577° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
New England
Drains to
Long Island Sound
Airport
Bridgeport/Sikorsky (BDR) 9 ft
ZIP codes 1
06824
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Lewisboro, NY550 ft
  2. Pound Ridge, NY520 ft
  3. Scotts Corners, NY490 ft
  4. Stony Brook, NY140 ft
  5. Belle Terre, NY140 ft
  6. Fairfield University120 ft
  7. Fort Salonga, NY100 ft
  8. Poquott, NY56 ft
  9. Old Field, NY49 ft
  10. Setauket, NY49 ft
  11. Asharoken, NY18 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • South Beacon Mountain1,600 ft
  • Tunxis Hill190 ft
  • Osborne Hill190 ft
  • Round Hill, Fairfield County170 ft
  • Mill Hill, Fairfield County170 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, 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 CDP boundary (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • 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.
  • Fairfield University is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones. All public domain.