Fairfield Alabama Map

About Fairfield, Alabama

Fairfield is a locality in Lawrence 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 occupies a landscape defined by the persistent, winding course of Tacky Branch, which carves a path through the red-clay earth of the Alabama interior. It lies 14.8 miles west of Hartselle, AL (from Hartselle, AL: bearing 278°T), and is situated 5.7 miles east of Moulton. Heavy, humid air hangs over the terrain, pressing down on the stands of longleaf pine and the dense hardwoods that thrive in the pockets of shade near the water. Six miles to the west, the silhouette of Chestnut Ridge rises against the sky, grounding the horizon in a jagged line of stone and timber that seems to hold the heat of the afternoon in its shadow. Two miles distant, the quiet surface of Oakville Pond reflects the shifting light of dusk, offering a stillness that contrasts with the rhythmic, industrial hum that once defined the lifeblood of the region.

Fairfield emerged from the iron and coal that lay deep beneath the surface, a place forged by the heavy labor of furnaces and the clatter of steel production. The economy shifted as the mills grew quiet, leaving behind a legacy of resilience etched into the brickwork of old storefronts and the memories of the families who built their lives here. Five miles away, the grounds of K.C. Mckelvy Park offer a quiet space for the community to gather, a reprieve from the persistent memory of the industrial work that shaped the town’s founding. Beyond the immediate streets, the path to Happy Hollow reminds travelers of the rugged, sunken topography that characterizes this inland stretch of the country, where the history of the soil is as deep as the roots of the trees.

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 Lawrence County (Moulton), 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.