Map of Bridgeport, United States

Bridgeport is a city in Connecticut, United States, with a population of about 147,629. It lies at 41.1792°N, 73.1894°W, about 1 m above sea level. Bridgeport is about 414 km (257 mi) northeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Stratford, 5 km to the east.

Bridgeport at a glance

Where is Bridgeport?

• The largest city in Connecticut on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 12 min on the shortest day to 15 h 09 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Bridgeport

• Stratford — 5 km east
• Trumbull — 7 km north
• Fairfield — 8 km southwest
• Milford — 12 km northeast
• Shelton — 17 km northeast
• Norwalk — 20 km west
• West Haven — 23 km northeast
• New Haven — 26 km northeast
• North Stamford — 30 km west
• Stamford — 32 km southwest

Largest cities in Connecticut

• New Haven — 130,322
• Stamford — 128,874
• North Stamford — 121,230
• Hartford — 121,054
• Waterbury — 108,802
• Norwalk — 88,485
• Danbury — 84,657
• New Britain — 72,808
• West Hartford — 63,268
• Bristol — 60,452

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.