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Welcome to Fairfield ...

Fairfield is located in Covington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

Fairfield is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fairfield lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Fairfield: 334 & 483<3>

Communities Also Named Fairfield ...

While we believe that this Fairfield is located in Covington County, we know of another 3 Alabama communities named Fairfield. Those communities are located in the following counties: Jackson, Jefferson and Lawrence County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 91 communities that are also named Fairfield - they are located in Arkansas (2), British Columbia (2), California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (5), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Jersey (2), New Mexico, New York (2), North Carolina (4), North Dakota, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (6), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (6), Texas (2), Utah (2), Vermont, Virginia (4), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fairfield.

Communities near Fairfield ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fairfield.

  • Andalusia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Babbie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Babbie is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
  • River Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • River Falls is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Red Level
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Red Level is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Carolina
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Carolina is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Sanford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Sanford is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Heath
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Heath is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Horn Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Horn Hill is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Gantt
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gantt is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Libertyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Libertyville is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fairfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fairfield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fairfield. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairfield.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairfield. See our Newspapers Page for Fairfield.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairfield ...

Looking for more information about Fairfield? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fairfield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fairfield.

Adding Fairfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fairfield in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Fairfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fairfield post office opened in 1872. The Fairfield post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairfield.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Covington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fairfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Fairfield area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Fairfield area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/