Welcome to Fairbanks ...

Fairbanks is located in El Dorado County<1>.

The location of Fairbanks has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Fairbanks is 3,710 feet [1,131 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Fairbanks is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Websites for Fairbanks ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.eldoradocounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Fairbanks, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Fairbanks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Fairbanks - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Michigan (3), Minnesota, New Mexico, Newfoundland and Labrador, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Fairbanks ...

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

• Placerville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placerville
  • Placerville is located in El Dorado County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Placerville <4>
• Camino
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camino
  • Camino is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camino <4>
• Pollock Pines
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock Pines
  • Pollock Pines is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollock Pines <4>
• Sportsman Hall ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsman Hall
  • Sportsman Hall is located in El Dorado County
• Garden Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
  • Garden Valley is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden Valley <4>
• Georgetown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Motor City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Motor City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor City
  • Motor City is located in El Dorado County
• Fornis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis
  • Fornis is located in El Dorado County
• Fresh Pond
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresh Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
  • Fresh Pond is located in El Dorado County
• Newtown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
  • Newtown is located in El Dorado County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairbanks ...

Looking for more information about Fairbanks? 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 Fairbanks, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fairbanks.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairbanks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for El Dorado County: www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/