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Redding Ridge, Connecticut

Redding
Town
Official seal of Redding
Seal
Location in Fairfield County and the state of Connecticut.
Location in Fairfield County and the state of Connecticut.
Coordinates: 41°18′16″N 73°23′34″W / 41.30444°N 73.39278°W / 41.30444; -73.39278Coordinates: 41°18′16″N 73°23′34″W / 41.30444°N 73.39278°W / 41.30444; -73.39278
Country United States
State Connecticut
NECTA Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk
Region Housatonic Valley
Incorporated 1767
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 (2010)
 • Total 9,158
 • Density 290/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zone Eastern (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP code 06896
Area code(s) 203
FIPS code 09-63480
GNIS feature ID 0213495
Website http://www.townofreddingct.org/

Redding is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 9,158 at the 2010 census.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Redding has a total area of 32.1 square miles (83 km2), of which 31.5 square miles (82 km2) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), or 1.75%, is water. Redding borders Bethel, Danbury, Easton, Newtown, Ridgefield, Wilton and Weston.

Redding has four primary sections: Redding Center, Redding Ridge, West Redding (including Lonetown, Sanfordtown, and Topstone), and Georgetown, which is situated at the junction of Redding, Ridgefield, Weston and Wilton.

Redding's topography is dominated by three ridges, running north to south, with intervening valleys featuring steep slopes and rocky ledges in some sections. The highest elevation is about 830 feet above sea level, on Sunset Hill in the northeast part of the town; and the low elevation is about 290 feet above sea level at the Saugatuck Reservoir along the southern border.

Four streams flow south through Redding toward Long Island Sound: the Aspetuck River, the Little River, the Norwalk River and the Saugatuck River.

The Saugatuck River flows through the Saugatuck Reservoir, Redding's largest body of water which stretches south into Weston. The reservoir was created in 1938 through the flooding of a portion of the Saugatuck River Valley.


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