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Welcome to Fairfax ...

Fairfax is located in Wyandotte County<1>.

Fairfax is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Fairfax: 913

Communities Also Named Fairfax ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Fairfax: This one is located in Wyandotte County and the other is located in Osage County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 32 communities that are also named Fairfax - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Delaware, Georgia (2), Indiana (3), Iowa, 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.

  • Kansas City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Overland Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Independence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Lee's Summit
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Shawnee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lenexa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Leawood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Liberty
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty is located in Clay County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <3>
  • Raytown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Raytown is located in Jackson County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,816 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raytown <3>
  • Gladstone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Wyandotte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fairfax - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.