Connecticut

Distance from Bridgeport to Stamford

Straight-line distance

19.7mi

Bridgeport, CT and Stamford, CT are 19.7 miles (31.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Bridgeport, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (248°).

kilometers
31.7
nautical miles
17.1
heading from Bridgeport
248° WSW
heading from Stamford
68° ENE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Bridgeport is from Stamford

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Bridgeport and Stamford is 19.7 miles, 31.7 km or 17.1 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 19.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
19.7
Kilometers
31.7
Nautical miles
17.1
Bearing from Bridgeport
247.9° WSW
Bearing arriving at Stamford
247.7°
Bearing from Stamford
67.7° ENE

Halfway between Bridgeport and Stamford

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.133633, -73.371094 (41°08'1.08"N 73°22'15.94"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Norwalk, CT, with 93,661 residents, 3.8 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Bridgeport gets 15 h 09 min of daylight and Stamford 15 h 08 min; on December 21, 9 h 12 min and 9 h 13 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Bridgeport has 1.1 times the population of Stamford. From July 2020 to July 2024, Bridgeport changed by +2.6% and Stamford by +2.7%. Both are in Connecticut.

  1. 01Bridgeport, CT151,599 (+2.6%)
  2. 02Stamford, CT139,134 (+2.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Bridgeport from Stamford?

19.7 miles, 31.7 km or 17.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Stamford from Bridgeport?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Bridgeport on a bearing of 247.9° and arrives at Stamford on 247.7°. The return trip starts on 67.7°.

What is halfway between Bridgeport and Stamford?

The midpoint is at 41.133633, -73.371094. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Norwalk, CT, 3.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Bridgeport and Stamford?

Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Bridgeport or Stamford?

Bridgeport, with 151,599 residents in July 2024 against 139,134 for Stamford, 1.1 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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