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Welcome to Fairfield ...The city of Fairfield is located in Jefferson County<1> and is the County Seat for Jefferson County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1839. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Fairfield has a population of 10,369 people<2> (see below for details). Fairfield is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Fairfield lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Fairfield is located in the (641) area code. The ZIP codes for Fairfield: 52556-52557<4> Websites for Fairfield ...Official Website: www.cityoffairfieldiowa.com/ Chamber of Commerce: www.fairfieldiowa.com/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fairfield had an population of 10,369 people. This is an increase of 9.56% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.04% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Fairfield had a population of 9,464 people (or 56.21% of the total population of Jefferson County). This makes Fairfield the county's most populous community. The population of Fairfield represents 0.31% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 41st most populous community. With a 2010 count of 9,464 people, the population of Fairfield has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 9,509 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Fairfield. Communities Also Named Fairfield ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 91 communities that are also named Fairfield - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas (2), British Columbia (2), California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (5), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (3), 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.
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. Our list includes 24 papers. 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Fairfield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 for Fairfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Fairfield in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairfield. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Fairfield: www.cityoffairfieldiowa.com/ The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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