Noroton Heights, Connecticut

41°4′14″N 73°29′56″W / 41.07056°N 73.49889°W / 41.07056; -73.49889Country United StatesStateConnecticutCountyFairfieldNECTABridgeport-Stamford-NorwalkRegionWestern CTTownDarienArea • Total2.27 km² (1.41 sq mi) • Land2.27 km² (1.41 sq mi) • Water0.0 km² (0.0 sq mi)  0.0%Elevation30 m (100 ft)Population • Total3,116 • Density1,372.69/km² (2,209.93/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP CodeArea code(s)203/475FIPS code09-53610GNIS 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.^[4] As of the 2020 census, the CDP has a population of 3,116.^[3]

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.^[5]

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.^[6]

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