Welcome to Fairfax ...

The town of Fairfax is located in Marin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairfax, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

The town was incorporated March 2, 1931.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fairfax has a population of 7,623 people<2> (see below for details).

Fairfax is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Fairfax: (415)

Websites for Fairfax ...

Official Website: www.town-of-fairfax.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fairfax had an population of 7,623 people. This is an increase of 2.45% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.15% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fairfax had a population of 7,441 people. This makes Fairfax the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Fairfax represents 0.02% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 395th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,441 people, the population of Fairfax increased 1.67% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 7,319 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fairfax.

Communities Also Named Fairfax ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Fairfax: This one is located in Marin County and the other is located in Los Angeles County.

Beyond California, there are 32 communities that are also named Fairfax - they are located in Alabama, Delaware, Georgia (2), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Quebec, South Carolina (4), South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Fairfax ...

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

• San Francisco
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Francisco
  • San Francisco is located in San Francisco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 866,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Francisco <4>
• Berkeley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
  • Berkeley is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berkeley <4>
• Vallejo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallejo
  • Vallejo is located in Solano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 120,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vallejo <4>
• Richmond
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Petaluma
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petaluma
  • Petaluma is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petaluma <4>
• Novato
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novato
  • Novato is located in Marin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novato <4>
• San Pablo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pablo
  • San Pablo is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Pablo <4>
• Hercules
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hercules
  • Hercules is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hercules <4>
• El Cerrito
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Cerrito
  • El Cerrito is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Cerrito <4>
• Albany
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairfax ...

Looking for more information about Fairfax? 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 Fairfax, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fairfax.

Adding Fairfax to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fairfax 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 Fairfax was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Fairfax in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Fairfax post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairfax.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Fairfax: www.town-of-fairfax.org/

The official website for Marin County: www.co.marin.ca.us/

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