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| Greenwich, Connecticut | |||
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| Coordinates: | |||
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| NECTA | Bridgeport-Stamford | ||
| Region | South Western Region | ||
| Settled | 1640 | ||
| Joined Connecticut | 1656 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Type | Representative town meeting | ||
| - First selectman | James A. Lash | ||
| - Town administrator | Edward Gomeau | ||
| - Town meeting moderator | Thomas J. Byrne | ||
| Area | |||
| - City | 174.0 km² (67.2 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 123.8 km² (47.8 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| - City | 62,236 | ||
| - Density | 503/km² (1,302/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) | ||
| ZIP code | 06807, 0683x, 06870, 06878 | ||
| Website: http://www.greenwichct.org/ | |||
Greenwich is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 61,101. It is home to many hedge funds and other financial service companies that have left Manhattan. Of the $1.2 trillion invested in hedge funds worldwide, $120 billion (10 percent) is managed in Greenwich. The town is famous as one of the most affluent communities in the United States and often ranked as one of the most affluent in New England.
Greenwich is the southernmost municipality in New England and is 40 minutes by train (express) from Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan.
In July 2005, CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Greenwich 12th on its list of the 100 Best Places to Live in the United States, although the town did not make it onto the list in 2006.
The town is the location of Greenwich Hospital, a community hospital with 174 beds and a teaching affiliate of Yale University School of Medicine.
The town has one local government but consists of several distinct sections with their own mailing addresses and ZIP codes: as Cos Cob 06807, Riverside 06878, Old Greenwich 06870, and Greenwich 06830 and 06831(sometimes referred to as Greenwich proper, central, or downtown Greenwich).
Downtown Greenwich consists primarily of Greenwich Avenue, a one-way street with many restaurants, boutiques, and antique shops, all in extraordinarily expensive retail space (as of 2006: $150 to $200 per square foot).
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