Old Greenwich

• Name — Old Greenwich, Connecticut • Official Name — Village of Old Greenwich • Settlement Type — Census-designated place • Image Skyline — Old Greenwich, Connecticut.jpg • Image Caption — Old Greenwich in 2025 • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — United States • Subdivision Type1 — U.S. state • Subdivision Name1 — Connecticut • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Fairfield • Subdivision Type3 — Region • Subdivision Name3 — Western CT • Subdivision Type4 — Town • Subdivision Name4 — Greenwich • Unit Pref — US • Area Total Km2 — 9.01 • Area Land Km2 — 5.17 • Area Water Km2 — 3.84 • Area Total Sq Mi — 3.48 • Area Land Sq Mi — 2.00 • Area Water Sq Mi — 1.48 • Population As Of — 2010 • Population Total — 6611 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone — Eastern • Utc Offset — -5:00 • Timezone Dst — Eastern • Utc Offset Dst — -4:00 • Area Codes — 203/475 • Established Date — 1641 • Blank Name — FIPS code • Blank Info — 09-56900 • Blank1 Name — GNIS feature ID • Blank1 Info — 2631571 Old Greenwich is a coastal village in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, Old Greenwich had a population of 6,962. The town of Greenwich is one political and taxing body, but consists of several distinct sections or neighborhoods, such as Byram, Cos Cob, Glenville, Mianus, Old Greenwich, Riverside, and Greenwich (sometimes referred to as central, or downtown, Greenwich). Of these neighborhoods, three (Cos Cob, Old Greenwich, and Riverside) have separate postal names and ZIP codes.

One of the founding settlers of Old Greenwich was Elizabeth Fones, niece and daughter-in-law of John Winthrop, founder and governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. What is now called Greenwich Point was known for much of its early history as "Elizabeth Neck" in recognition of Elizabeth (Fones) Feake Hallet and her 1640 purchase of the Point and much of the area now known as Old Greenwich. The Old Greenwich Railroad Station, originally called the "Sound Beach Railroad Station", built in 1894 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989, serves commuters in the neighborhood. The town's largest beach is on a long, thin peninsula at the southwest end of the neighborhood. The town's local beach is called Tod's Point after a former resident. The beach is now public property, which belongs to the town of Greenwich. Residents can purchase a seasonal beach pass. Non-residents can purchase a one-day pass for $7 per person and $35 per vehicle. During "off season", Innis Arden, a local golf club, is a popular sledding destination for kids in Old Greenwich and neighboring Stamford. Old Greenwich was known as "Sound Beach" in the 19th century for its proximity to Long Island Sound, and the main road through the small downtown business section is Sound Beach Avenue. Old Greenwich had an industrial presence in the 1950s and 1960s when Electrolux had a vacuum manufacturing facility on Forest Avenue, opposite "ECCman Center" (now Greenwich Civic Center). Condé Nast operated a printing facility in Old Greenwich from 1924 to 1964 that published many different magazines, including Vogue, Vanity Fair, and House & Garden. The town of Greenwich has one political body (RTM – Representative Town Meeting). It has several distinct sections, each with its own mailing address and ZIP code, such as Byram, Cos Cob, Glenville, Mianus, and Riverside and Greenwich proper (downtown Greenwich). The original "well-to-do" population lived mainly in "the Back Country" (north of the Merritt Parkway) or in the exclusive Belle Haven area on the waterfront. The town was founded there in 1641.

As of the 2020 census, Old Greenwich had a population of 6,962. The median age was 40.9 years. 30.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.6 males age 18 and over. 99.2% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.8% lived in rural areas. There were 2,285 households in Old Greenwich, of which 46.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 70.9% were married-couple households, 8.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 18.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 14.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 2,440 housing units, of which 6.4% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.4%. Racial composition as of the 2020 census • Race — Number — Percent • White — 5,534 — 79.5% • Black or African American — 69 — 1.0% • American Indian and Alaska Native — 11 — 0.2% • Asian — 519 — 7.5% • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander — 0 — 0.0% • Some other race — 110 — 1.6% • Two or more races — 719 — 10.3% • Hispanic or Latino (of any race) — 484 — 7.0%

As with other parts of the Town of Greenwich, Old Greenwich is in the Greenwich Public Schools school district. The district's comprehensive high school is Greenwich High School.

• Edwin Binney • Ruth Madoff, wife of Bernie Madoff • Tim Mazzetti • Mike Sandlock • Anya Seton • Jack Trout • Edward Vick • Constance Walton • Victor Borge, actor and comedian

• Illustration — Sound Beach Avenue, east side • Illustration — Old Greenwich Railroad Station • Illustration — Arch Street tunnel under the railroad tracks • Illustration — "The Castle," circa 1908