Westport

Summary

Westport is a New England town^[1]. Westport ranks in the top 2% of new_england_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (704 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Westport is located in Western Connecticut Planning Region^[3].
• Westport is located in Fairfield County^[4].
• Westport is in the country of United States^[5].
• Westport is on the body of water Long Island Sound^[6].
• Westport is on the body of water Saugatuck River^[7].
• Westport's image is recorded as Westport, Connecticut downtown.jpg^[8].
• Westport's instance of is recorded as New England town^[9].
• Westport's shares border with is recorded as Norwalk^[10].
• Westport's shares border with is recorded as Wilton^[11].
• Westport's shares border with is recorded as Weston^[12].
• Westport's shares border with is recorded as Fairfield^[13].
• Westport's followed by is recorded as Sargo-class submarine^[14].
• Westport's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 157699311^[15].
• Westport's GND ID is recorded as 4119090-7^[16].
• Westport's locator map image is recorded as Fairfield County Connecticut incorporated and unincorporated areas Westport highlighted.svg^[17].
• Westport's locator map image is recorded as Western Connecticut incorporated and unincorporated areas Westport highlighted.svg^[18].
• Westport's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2005004018^[19].
• Westport's postal code is recorded as 06880^[20].
• Westport's postal code is recorded as 06881^[21].
• Westport's postal code is recorded as 06888^[22].
• Westport's postal code is recorded as 06889^[23].
• Westport's Commons category is recorded as Westport, Connecticut^[24].
• Westport's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 4139426^[25].
• Westport's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[26].
• Westport's local dialing code is recorded as 203^[27].

Body

Geography

Westport is in the country of United States^[5]. Located in include Western Connecticut Planning Region^[3], a planning region of Connecticut^[28], in United States^[29] and Fairfield County^[4], a county of Connecticut^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1666^[32]. Adjacent water bodies include Long Island Sound^[6], an estuary^[33], in United States^[34] and Saugatuck River^[7], a river^[35], in United States^[36].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+33.45'}^[37] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+86.6462'}^[38]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+16'}^[39] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+9'}^[40]. Population counts include {'amount': '+26391'}^[41] and {'amount': '+27141'}^[42].

Designation and Status

Westport's instance of is recorded as New England town^[9].

History and Context

+1835-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Westport^[43].

Why It Matters

Westport ranks in the top 2% of new_england_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (704 views/month).^[2] Westport has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] Westport is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]