North Bridgeport is located in the northeast corner of Bridgeport and borders the neighboring Town of Trumbull. The area is predominantly single-family residential and has a significant amount of park/open space area, including Beardsley Park and Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo. Nearly one-third of the land area in North Bridgeport is characterized as vacant, reflecting the Lake Success (Remington Woods) property, which is a significant brownfield site. The area is home to the Lakeview Village Historic District.

In 2000, North Bridgeport had 11,505 residents. The majority of residents were White non-Hispanic (40%) followed by Hispanic (28%), Black non-Hispanic (27%) and Asian (5%). Approximately 17 percent of the neighborhood’s residents were foreign-born. In 2000, the area had 4,571 housing units, 70 percent of which were constructed before 1980. Housing occupancy is split evenly between owners and renters. North Bridgeport is not a major employment center in the city, providing less than 3,000 jobs.