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Welcome to Fair Oaks ...

Fair Oaks is located in Sacramento County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fair Oaks, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Fair Oaks is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fair Oaks lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The ZIP code for Fair Oaks: 95628<3>

Communities Also Named Fair Oaks ...

While we believe that this Fair Oaks is located in Sacramento County, we know of another 5 California communities named Fair Oaks. Those communities are located in the following counties: Los Angeles, Mendocino, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo and San Mateo County.

Beyond California, there are 28 communities that are also named Fair Oaks - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia (2), Illinois (3), Indiana, Missouri, New York, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Tennessee (2), Texas and Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Fair Oaks ...

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

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 Fair Oaks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fair Oaks.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fair Oaks. 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 Fair Oaks.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fair Oaks. Our list includes 26 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Fair Oaks.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fair Oaks ...

Looking for more information about Fair Oaks? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fair Oaks, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fair Oaks.

Adding Fair Oaks to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fair Oaks 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 for Fair Oaks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fair Oaks post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fair Oaks.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Sacramento, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fair Oaks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Fair Oaks). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fair Oaks or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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