Welcome to Fairborn ...

The city of Fairborn is located in Greene County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairborn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1950.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fairborn has a population of 33,794 people<2> (see below for details).

Fairborn is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Fairborn: 937 & 326<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fairborn had an population of 33,794 people. This is an increase of 4.46% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.43% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fairborn had a population of 32,352 people (which is 20.02% of the total population of Greene County). This makes Fairborn the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Fairborn represents 0.28% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 42nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 32,352 people, the population of Fairborn has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 32,052 people).

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

Websites for Fairborn ...

Official Website:   www.ci.fairborn.oh.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fairborn.com/

Communities near Fairborn ...

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

• Dayton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <5>
• Springfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
• Kettering
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettering
  • Kettering is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kettering <5>
• Beavercreek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavercreek
  • Beavercreek is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavercreek <5>
• Huber Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huber Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Heights
  • Huber Heights is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huber Heights <5>
• Xenia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
  • Xenia is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Xenia <5>
• Troy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
• Trotwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotwood
  • Trotwood is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trotwood <5>
• Centerville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <5>
• Miamisburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miamisburg
  • Miamisburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miamisburg <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairborn ...

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

Adding Fairborn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fairborn 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 Fairborn was mentioned on a train schedule titled New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950).

We also found Fairborn on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Ohio (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairborn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Fairborn: www.ci.fairborn.oh.us/

The official website for Greene County: www.co.greene.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/