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WELCOME TO STAMFORD
Welcome to Stamford, a coastal community along Connecticut's shoreline. Stamford is a city of
approximately 117,000 citizens, consisting of 37.3 square miles. Stamford is 25 miles to the northeast of
New York City, and 40 miles southwest of New Haven. Connecticut's Capitol is Hartford, which is 90
miles to the north. Stamford lies within Fairfield County, and borders Greenwich, New Canaan,
Darien, and Pound Ridge, New York.
In the early part of the 20th Century, Stamford progressed from a factory hub to a research center,
and in the last quarter of the century, to the country's third largest corporate headquarters
community. Today, Stamford is the 4th largest city in Connecticut, with economic growth that has
soared as it has become known as a financial center. Stamford has also been ranked as the eighth
largest business center in the United States. Stamford is a City with many facets- offering both urban
and suburban elements ranging from the multi-acre homes in wooded North Stamford, to splendid
corporate downtown center, to the beautiful shoreline areas that envelop our parks and beaches.
The central core of the City- Stamford Downtown- offers a wide assortment of places of
entertainment, fine restaurants, magnificent retail stores, a shopping mall, and a variety of interesting
attractions and places that create an atmosphere of fun and excitement for people of all ages and
preferences. The downtown is also home to the University of Connecticut's Stamford Campus which is
bustling with students coming and going at all times of the day and evening.
POPULATION 117,000
UNIVERSITIES UConn Stamford Campus
MILL RATE 24.04
SIZE 37.3 square miles
ZIP CODES 06905
AREA CODE 203
www.VANDERBLUE .com 203-259-8326
Welcome to Stamford, a coastal community along Connecticut's shoreline. Stamford is a city of
approximately 117,000 citizens, consisting of 37.3 square miles. Stamford is 25 miles to the northeast of
New York City, and 40 miles southwest of New Haven. Connecticut's Capitol is Hartford, which is 90
miles to the north. Stamford lies within Fairfield County, and borders Greenwich, New Canaan,
Darien, and Pound Ridge, New York.
In the early part of the 20th Century, Stamford progressed from a factory hub to a research center,
and in the last quarter of the century, to the country's third largest corporate headquarters
community. Today, Stamford is the 4th largest city in Connecticut, with economic growth that has
soared as it has become known as a financial center. Stamford has also been ranked as the eighth
largest business center in the United States. Stamford is a City with many facets- offering both urban
and suburban elements ranging from the multi-acre homes in wooded North Stamford, to splendid
corporate downtown center, to the beautiful shoreline areas that envelop our parks and beaches.
The central core of the City- Stamford Downtown- offers a wide assortment of places of
entertainment, fine restaurants, magnificent retail stores, a shopping mall, and a variety of interesting
attractions and places that create an atmosphere of fun and excitement for people of all ages and
preferences. The downtown is also home to the University of Connecticut's Stamford Campus which is
bustling with students coming and going at all times of the day and evening.
POPULATION 117,000
UNIVERSITIES UConn Stamford Campus
MILL RATE 24.04
SIZE 37.3 square miles
ZIP CODES 06905
AREA CODE 203
www.VANDERBLUE .com 203-259-8326
