Welcome to Fairfield ...

Fairfield is located in Monmouth County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairfield, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1905.

Fairfield is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Fairfield lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Fairfield: (732) & (848)<4>

Websites for Fairfield ...

Junior League:   www.jlmc.org/

Communities Also Named Fairfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Jersey communities named Fairfield: This one is located in Monmouth County and the other is located in Essex County.

Beyond New Jersey, 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), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, 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.

• Long Branch
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
  • Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
• Asbury Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
  • Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
• South Amboy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amboy
  • South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
• Neptune City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
  • Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
• Shrewsbury
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
• Loch Arbour
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Arbour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Arbour
  • Loch Arbour is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
• Maxim
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
  • Maxim is located in Monmouth County
• Squankum
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
  • Squankum is located in Monmouth County
• Allaire Village ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
  • Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
  • Allaire Village has also been known as:
  • Allaire
• Bucks Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Mill
  • Bucks Mill is located in Monmouth 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 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. 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fairfield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of New Jersey (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Monmouth County: www.co.monmouth.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/