| Noroton Heights, Connecticut | |
| Official Name: | Village of Noroton Heights |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Connecticut#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Noroton Heights |
| Coordinates: | 41.0706°N -73.4989°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Connecticut |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Fairfield |
| Subdivision Type3: | NECTA |
| Subdivision Name3: | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk |
| Subdivision Type4: | Region |
| Subdivision Name4: | Western CT |
| Subdivision Type5: | Town |
| Subdivision Name5: | Darien |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.41 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.41 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.0 |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.27 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.27 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.0 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 3116 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1372.69 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2209.93 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 30 |
| Elevation Ft: | 100 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 06820 (Darien) |
| Area Code: | 203/475 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 09-53610 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2805055 |
Noroton Heights is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Darien, Connecticut, United States. The community is located on Connecticut's Gold Coast. Located close to Long Island Sound, in the Connecticut panhandle, it is approximately northeast of Midtown Manhattan and immediately to the east of Stamford.[2] As of the 2020 census, the CDP has a population of 3,116.[3]
Noroton Heights is bordered by Stamford to the west, Noroton to the south, and downtown Darien to the northeast. It primarily serves as a bedroom community to office centers in Stamford, Norwalk, and Manhattan. Noroton is served by Exits 10 and 11 on Interstate 95. A 49-minute commute to Manhattan is offered at the Metro-North train station located downtown.[4]
Noroton Heights has some of the most expensive residential real estate in Connecticut, especially along Wee Burn Country Club. The public schools are consistently ranked as some of the highest performing schools in the country. Darien's secondary schools, Middlesex Middle School and Darien High School, are generally ranked near the top for the state of Connecticut and are both in Noroton Heights.[5]