Redding, Connecticut | |
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![]() Clockwise from top: Town Center; New Pond Farm; Redding Green; Mark Twain Library; Equestrian statue of Israel Putnam at Putnam Memorial State Park | |
Coordinates: 41°18′16″N 73°23′34″W / 41.30444°N 73.39278°W | |
Country | United States |
U.S. state | Connecticut |
County | Fairfield |
Region | Western CT |
Incorporated | 1767 |
Villages/Sections | Redding Center Diamond Hill Five Points Georgetown (part) Redding Ridge Sanfordtown Topstone West Redding |
Government | |
• Type | Selectman-town meeting |
• First selectman | Julia Pemberton (D) |
• Selectman | Michael Thompson (R) |
• Selectman | Peg O'Donnell (D) |
Area | |
• Total | 32.1 sq mi (83.1 km2) |
• Land | 31.5 sq mi (81.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.6 sq mi (1.4 km2) |
Elevation | 472 ft (144 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,765 |
• Density | 278.3/sq mi (107.5/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
ZIP Code | 06896 |
Area code(s) | 203/475 |
FIPS code | 09-63480 |
GNIS feature ID | 0213495 |
Website | www |
Redding is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 8,765 at the 2020 census.[1] The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region.