The
Gold Coast, also known as
Lower Fairfield County or
Southwestern Connecticut not limited to the Connecticut Panhandle, is a region of the state of
Connecticut,
United States, that includes the entire southern portion of
Fairfield County as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, Super-Public Use Microdata Area (Super-PUMA) Region 09600. The area is about 50 miles northeast of New York City, and is home to many wealthy NYC based business people.