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Welcome to Fairchild ...

The village of Fairchild is located in Eau Claire County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairchild, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fairchild has a population of 601 people<2> (see below for details).

Fairchild is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Fairchild: 715 & 534<4>

The ZIP code for Fairchild: 54741<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fairchild had an population of 601 people. This is an increase of 9.27% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.56% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fairchild had a population of 550 people. This makes Fairchild the county's 15th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 550 people, the population of Fairchild decreased 2.48% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 564 people).

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

Communities Also Named Fairchild ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Fairchild - they are located in Arkansas, California, Georgia (2), Michigan and Washington.

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

Communities near Fairchild ...

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

  • Neillsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Neillsville is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neillsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
  • Osseo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Augusta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
  • Fall Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
  • Merrillan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Merrillan is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Alma Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Alma Center is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
  • Hixton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Pigeon Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hay Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Humbird
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

Adding Fairchild to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fairchild 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 (so far) for Fairchild was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairchild.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Eau Claire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Fairchild.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fairchild - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Fairchild area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Fairchild area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Fairchild). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fairchild or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).