Welcome to Westport, CT

Culturally inclined and upscale in its overall atmosphere, the desirable community of Westport covers 33 square miles, including the Saugatuck River. With its sandy beaches, scenic shoreline, and inland woods, Westport is a former summer resort town that remained a center for artists while it evolved into a bedroom community for leading New York executives. Westport is unique, with its two business centers and a commercial corridor down its center. Main Street Downtown is renowned for its upscale shopping and wide variety of unique shops. Along the Post Road, anything can be found, from antique automobiles to hardware and lumber. The people make Westport unique. It is a diverse town made up of many nationalities and all walks of life. As an environmentally aware community, it was one of the first to ban plastic bags.

About The Town

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One of the major reasons for the town's cosmopolitan nature is that Westporters have a real sense of place. 

All of the town's agencies – from the Office of the First Selectman to the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Recreation and Conservation Commissions, to the Representative Town Meeting (the town's grass roots democratic representatives) – collectively work together in the town's best interests. People are often outspoken and they publicly differ, but when a decision is made they come together as a whole for the good of the community. The spirit and care with which people tend to this town, whether as elected officials or as volunteers, is what gives Westport its very heart and soul.

Westport has become one of the most affluent suburbs in America, culturally rich, filled with a blend of old Yankee farmers, academics, and professionals from all fields, reflecting its international flavor. Yet, it still retains the old New England small-town charm on many of its streets.

For more information, visit the Westport Chamber of Commerce or the Westport Historical Society!

PLACES OF INTEREST... SCHOOLS, TRANSPORTATION & MORE

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AREA OF TOWN

33 square miles

POPULATION

26,391

TRANSPORTATION

Metro-North to Grand Central - Aprox 1 hour

New York City - 47 miles

AIRPORTS

LaGuardia Airport - 43 miles

JFK Airport - 49 miles

Westchester Airport - 22 miles

LIBRARY

The Westport Library is a full-service community hub with the latest technology, including the MakerSpace – a place for creation, collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

Westport Library

20 Jesup Road

203.226.7600

LOCAL NEWS - PRINT & ONLINE

Westport News   |   Westport Now   |   Westport Patch

New York Times | Westport, Connecticut Buying Guide

PLACES OF INTEREST... RECREATIONAL FACILITIES & ACTIVITES

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RECREATIONAL FACILITIES

Westport boasts three town beaches, over twenty town parks, and Connecticut’s first state park, Sherwood Island State Park. Westport’s Compo Beach includes a sandy beach, skate park, playground, picnic area, ballfields, and marina. The Longshore Club Park and Golf Course includes a private sailing school, community pool, and skating rink. Westport is also home to a rich cultural scene with the Westport Country Playhouse, Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts, and many other active cultural organizations.

PLACES OF INTEREST

Earthplace (The Nature Center)

Wakeman Farm

Westport Rotary Club (Sunrise Rotary)

First Night Westport

YMCA

Fairfield County Hunt Club

Westport Country Playhouse

CAFES AND RESTAURANTS

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THE LOCALS KNOW THE PLACE TO BE!

Westport has long been known as a dining mecca. Whether on Main Street, Post Road, or any number of small side streets, there are scores of restaurant options, riverfront dining to cozy fireside options, sure to appeal to all tastes. Here are just a few:

Winfield Street Deli

13 Post Road West  |  203.866.4348

Pearl at Longshore

260 Compo Road South  |  203.557.6260

Bar Taco

20 Wilton Road  |  203.222.8226

Amis Trattoria

1 Church Lane  |  203.514.4906

The Cottage

256 Post Road East  |  203.557.3701

Dunville's

41 Saugatuck Avenue  |  203.227.0511

Black Duck

605 Riverside Avenue  |  203.227.7978

WESTPORT AT A GLANCE!

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