Elevation of Bridgeport
19ft
above sea level · 6 m
Bridgeport is a city in Connecticut with 152,273 people, the most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 26th lowest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 41.17° N · 73.20° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 10′ 1″ N · 73° 12′ 17″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 18T · 650,598 E · 4,558,854 N
- Zone 18 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Eastern Time
- UTC−5 · UTC−4 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 152,273 people
- 16.1 sq mi of land · 9,482 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from March 2016: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Bridgeport had 152,273 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 2.5% more than in April 2020, when it had 148,628. Its 16.1 sq mi of land work out to 9,482 people/sq mi; the state average is 762 people/sq mi.
It’s the most populous of the 215 places the Census counts in Connecticut (cities, towns and CDPs), and holds 4.1% of the state’s population.
It lies entirely within Greater Bridgeport Planning Region. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 1.5 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.
Compared with US cities of 100,000 to 250,000
Bridgeport sits at 19 ft (6 m) above sea level. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, the highest is Lakewood (5,520 ft) and the lowest is Fort Lauderdale (3 ft). The average is 862 ft: Bridgeport is 843 ft below it.
The state capital, Hartford, is 49 mi away in a straight line and 31 ft higher than Bridgeport.
The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is New York (New York), 52 mi away in a straight line and 16 ft higher.
Of the 5 cities in Connecticut with a page, Bridgeport is the 2nd lowest. The others are Waterbury (271 ft), Hartford (50 ft), New Haven (39 ft), and Stamford (16 ft).
The highest point in Connecticut is the south slope of Mount Frissell, at 2,380 ft according to the USGS: 2,361 ft above Bridgeport.
- 222 Bridgeport 19 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Bridgeport.
What is the elevation of Bridgeport?
Bridgeport is 19 feet (6 m) above sea level. That’s the ground height from the USGS 3DEP elevation model at the city’s reference point in the official gazetteer (GNIS). The city doesn’t have a single elevation: it rises and falls from one neighborhood to another.
What are the coordinates of Bridgeport?
Latitude 41.16704 and longitude -73.20484, in decimal degrees (41° 10′ 1″ N · 73° 12′ 17″ W). In UTM, zone 18: 650,598 E and 4,558,854 N, on NAD83.
How does Bridgeport rank among the highest US cities of its size?
It’s the 26th lowest of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people. The highest is Lakewood (5,520 ft) and the lowest is Fort Lauderdale (3 ft).
What county is Bridgeport in?
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut.
Which is higher, Bridgeport or Hartford?
Hartford. Bridgeport sits at 19 ft and Hartford at 50 ft: a difference of 31 ft, 49 mi apart in a straight line.
How is elevation measured?
Elevation is the height above mean sea level. In the US the official reference is the NAVD88 vertical datum. Summits are surveyed on the ground, with leveling and precise GPS. The USGS 3DEP is an elevation model of the whole country, largely from 1-meter lidar: it gives the ground height at every point. That’s why it can differ by a few feet from the official figure of a sharp summit.
Sources
- USGS 3DEP (EPQS service) The elevation: the ground height at the reference point. Public domain.
- USGS GNIS (official gazetteer) The city’s reference point (“Populated Place”). Public domain.
- U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 estimates Population, land area (2025 Gazetteer) and counties. Public domain.
- TIGERweb (U.S. Census Bureau) Which county and city the point falls in. Public domain.
- timezone-boundary-builder The point’s time zone (ODbL, © OpenStreetMap contributors).
- Terrain Tiles, OpenStreetMap and OpenFreeMap The relief shading and the base map (ODbL).
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