Refrigerator Dimensions
While the exact Refrigerator Dimensions will vary depending on need and design, knowing what will fit in your kitchen is important especially if you have kitchen cabinets to worry about and other factors which will determine what size fridge will even fit in your home.
Refrigerators have three 
standard styles and these are the bottom freezer, top freezer, and side-by-side. There is a style called French door refrigerator which has a double door bottom freezer. Refrigerator dimensions are dependent on the style and cubic feet capacity of each one.
Comparing the three standard styles with similar capacity, the most energy efficient is the top freezer, next in line is the bottom freezer, and the least energy efficient is the side-by-side style. Refrigerators are also less energy efficient when they have indoor water and ice dispenser compared to those that have none.
Side-by-Side Refrigerator Dimensions
A. Free Standing Side-by-Side
Width: 32 inches to 36.5 inches
Height: 66 inches to 70 inches
Depth without the door and handle: 28 inches to 29.5 inches
B. Counter-Depth Side-by-Side
Width: 35 inches to 36.5 inches
Height: 68.5 inches to 72.5 inches
Depth without the door and handle: 24 inches
C. Built-In Side-by-Side
Width: 42 inches to 48 inches
Height: 83 and 3/8 inches to 84 inches
Depth without the door and handle: 23.5 inches to 25 inches
French Door Bottom Freezer Refrigerator Dimensions
A. Free Standing French Door Bottom Freezer
Width: 33 inches to 36 inches
Height: 68 and 5/8 inches to 70 inches
Depth without the door and handle: 28.25 inches to 29.5 inches
B. Counter-Depth French Door Bottom Freezer
Width: 35 and 3/4 inches to 36 inches
Height: 69 and 5/8 inches to 71 inches
Depth without the door and handle: 23 and 3/4 inches to 24 inches
C. Built-In French Door Bottom Freezer
Width: 42 inches to 48 inches
Height: 83 and 1/8 inches to 84 inches
Depth without the door and handle: 23.5 inches to 25 inches
Bottom Freezer Refrigerator Dimensions
A. Free Standing Bottom Freezer
Width: 29 and 5/8 inches to 36 inches
Height: 66 and 3/4 inches to 70 inches
Depth without the door and handle: 28 inches to 30 and 7/8 inches
B. Counter-Depth Bottom Freezer
Width: 35 and 5/8 inches to 36 inches
Height: 69 and 3/4 inches to 70 inches
Depth without the door and handle: 23 and 3/4 inches to 24 inches
C. Built-In Bottom Freezer
Width: 35 inches to 36.25 inches
Height: 82 and 3/4 inches to 84 inches
Depth without the door and handle: 23.5 inches to 24 inches
Top Freezer Refrigerator Dimensions
Width: 28 inches to 36 inches
Height: 61 and 3/4 inches to 69 inches
Depth without the door and handle: 25 and 7/8 inches to 28 inches
Compact (Under-Counter) Refrigerator Dimensions
Width: 17 and 3/8 inches to 24 inches
Height: 19.5 inches to 34 and 1/8 inches
Depth without the door and handle: 13.5 inches to 18 and 3/4 inches
In selecting a specific refrigerator unit to purchase, the dimensions play a major part on the decision making. Measure the allotted refrigerator space in your kitchen so that the unit that you will purchase will really fit into the specified kitchen space. See? It’s that simple. And you thought Refrigerator Dimensions were going to be hard to understand…
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My fridge is rather different its 173 cm by 92 cm with two doors, one side is fridge and the other freezer its a fitted one, make I am not sure, its beginning to loose the ability to stay cool. I need to replace it with another fridge but finding a fridge that will fit that space is going to be difficult any ideas you could help with would be much appreciated. Thanks.
Hi,
each manufacturers have different models and dimensions. And one model in country A might be a bit different than in country B. It might be helpful if you state your country and your preferred manufacturer
How the heck do you shop by dimension? I have an old house and the space for the fridge is pretty small (63″ tall x 32″ wide) depth is not as important. Our current fridge is 17.0 cubic feet. We barely have enough room for everything right now, so I don’t want to go any smaller, but everything I’ve looked at for 17 cubic feet is over 63″ tall and I can‘t find a website that lets me search by dimension. Any suggestions? I’ve spent hours looking online to no avail.
Rob
Hi Rob,
Yes it is difficult to shop for a fridge by dimensions. Usually, manufacturers and stores don’t consider exact dimensions as important informations for customers. Normally the just categorize their fridges into several categories, like 2-doors, 4-doors, mid-size, small-size, etc. This would leave the only option is to pick a random guess and then look at the technical detail sheet to see its dimensions. I know it’s not practical
And a bad news for you, today’s mid-size fridge have at least 68″ of height. It’s very difficult to find one below that number, unless you want to go for a fridge which is smaller in size and capacity.
Hi Rob,
I have a 15 year old GE Profile fridge, (Side by Side) I need a new shelf as the plastic is cracked and broken on one. The fridge has inside it the model number TPX24PRY/TPX24BRY. When we bought it we paid extra to get one that was not so deep. It is 36″ wide, 70″ Tall and, as best I can measure, about 27″ deep with the doors on.
Trying to get this shelf is proving a nightmare as GE is telling me it’s no longer available. There seem to be dozens of other companies out there that do have parts but their model numbers all have extra letters on the end. For example TPX24BRYAWW.
They all have diagrams, I can see the shelf, but how do I tell if it is the right size for my fridge? Because I know there was a deeper model and if I buy that shelf it won’t fit. All the customer service reps can‘t seem to sort it out.
Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated.
Rob Morse
Any help
Hi,
My sister needs a new refrigerator. It cannot be more than 64-1/2 inches high; 31 – 34 inches wide; and 30 to 35 inches in depth.
Can you help me find her a refrigerator?
Thanks!
Couple nits. NON “built in” only.
1) There are two heights you must consider. Case height (The case is the steel shell) and hinge height.
If you have a cabinet above and it is less than ~20″ deep you really only have to worry about case height.
If you have the full depth cabinets about 24″+ you have to worry about the hinges in the front.
2) There are 4 basic widths (of the space you have not your refrigerator) 28″, 30″, 33″, 36″. Note a 35-1/2″wide and a 35-3/4″ wide are both meant for the same 36″ wide space.
3) Top freezers over 33″ W are rare as heck. The only one I know of is a (very expensive for a top freezer) GE Profile.
4) Extinct Sizes (by no means complete)
There used to be a case about 36″w x 67″ tall. There are alot of houses built around this case no longer available size.
99% of 32″ wide are gone. (exception a few freezerless fridges and matching freezers that total out at 64″ wide)
34″ wide are gone.
5) “foreign” makes LG, Samsung, Bosch (GE’s built by Samsung). Watch out the doors swing out wide and can be a problem if against a wall on one side where the wall extends past where the door hinges.
5a) “domestic” makes, Whirlpool and Kindrid, GE etc have much less swing out on the hinges.
thanks for your great contribution
Fridge wish list…..is it out there without costing an arm and a leg??
-bottom pull out freezer
-either counter depth or no more than 29
-icemaker
width 33
height 68
Hi,
I am looking for a refrigerator that is not too deep (under 24″), but I need one that is larger than an under-the-counter. Preferably 10 cubic feet or more. Does anyone know if such a thing exists?
Thank you
I need a top freezer refrigerator with dimensions of 64-66″ high, 30 1/2 wide , 27 inches deep with handle. Any suggestion?
I have an old house that will not accommodate a refrigerator any taller than 64 inches, and no wider than 34 inches . I can not find one after much time online. Any suggestions?
I have a 36″ wide space for a new refrigerator – wall on one side, cabinet on the other.an id=”high_3″ class=”searchterm3″>Is an> there any requirement regarding space left on either side, or can I use a refrigerator up to 35.75″ wide?
Iam a businessman and would like to trade in refrigerators.Grateful if you can help me to know different size,type and prizes
AM I LOOKING FOR THE IMPOSSIBLE I NEED A FAMILY SIE FRIDGE THAT IS APPROX 25 INCHES WIDE NO MORE . IS THERE ANY THING OUT THERE.
I’ve got a little Romahome camper with the ubiquitous never-gets-cold-enough absorption fridge that can run on gas. I’d like to sling this out and replace it with a proper motor driven fridge. The big problem is finding a proper fridge that has similar dimensions to the caravan fridge. So far I’ve discovered a Proline PMF70 which is close but if anyone knows of one that might be a better fit I’d be glad to know. 12 volt or 240 volt doesn’t really matter as nowadays inverters are fairly cheap.
there’s lots of different sizes out there to trade in nick, most of them are white or silver, most of the new ones are cold, and very few come with prizes. good hunting!