Fairfield Alabama Map

About Fairfield, Alabama

Fairfield is a locality in Covington County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of 10,000. The population density is 1115.9 people per km². Fairfield is located at 33.4748°N, 86.9194°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fairfield is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 36421, 35650, 35064.

Fairfield emerges from the red-clay earth as a landscape defined by the persistent, winding course of Gafford Creek, which carves a quiet path through the local topography. It lies 46.9 miles west of Enterprise, AL (from Enterprise, AL: bearing 265°T), and is situated 10.3 miles west-southwest of Andalusia. The air here carries the weight of inland humidity, holding the heat of the afternoon long after the sun dips behind the distant, hazy silhouette of Red Wash Hill. Beyond the town limits, the land transitions into dense woodland, reaching toward the protected expanses of the Conecuh National Forest, while the distant, quiet presence of Fuqua Pond offers a still mirror to the sky. Light at dusk takes on a bruised, copper quality, reflecting off the damp soil and the dense stands of pine that anchor the horizon, grounding the sensory experience of the region in a deep, earthen stillness.

Fairfield grew from the iron-willed ambition of industrial expansion, forging its identity in the heat of furnaces and the steady rhythm of the factory floor. This legacy remains visible in the skeletal remainders of steel infrastructure, which stand as stark, metallic monuments to a time when the town served as a primary engine of regional prosperity. Despite the shifting tides of the local economy, the spirit of the place persists in the everyday labor of its residents and the preservation of its civil-rights history. Those who seek connection to the wider landscape often look toward the Conecuh Trail, a path that invites a slower engagement with the surrounding wilder spaces. Fairfield maintains a deliberate pace, where the memories of past generations and the quiet persistence of the current inhabitants organize the daily life of the streets, creating a character forged as much by endurance as by the heavy, humid air of the southern interior.

About This Fairfield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairfield, Alabama. Coordinates: 33.474778, -86.919413. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Fairfield includes the ZIP code (36421, 35650, 35064), telephone area code (256, 205), county seat of Covington County (Andalusia), and school district assignment (Fairfield City School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.