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Fairfax California Map

Explore Fairfax, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Fairfax, California

How to Use This Fairfax, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Fairfax, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Fairfax.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Fairfax
State	California (CA)
County	Kern County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	37.987222
Longitude	-122.588889
Population	7,605
Density	1317.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	93307, 93306, 94930, 94978
Area Code	510
County Seat	Bakersfield
School District	Ross Valley Elementary School District

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About Fairfax, California

Fairfax is a locality in Kern County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 7,605. The population density is 1317.9 people per km². Fairfax is located at 37.9872°N, 122.5889°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Fairfax is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 93307, 93306, 94930.

Fairfax emerges as a cluster of quiet dwellings set against a backdrop of sun-bleached hills and dry, golden grasses that shimmer in the late afternoon heat. It lies 1.9 miles southeast of Potomac Park, CA (from Potomac Park, CA: bearing 130°T), and is situated 5.2 miles east-southeast of Bakersfield. The landscape here is defined by the slow, tectonic patience of the earth, with arid plains stretching toward distant, hazy silhouettes that suggest the grandeur of the Sierra Nevada far on the horizon. Within a mile of the local sprawl, the open ground of Oswell South offers a stark, unadorned space where the wind carries the scent of baked clay and wild sage. The air remains thin and dry, far removed from any maritime influence, emphasizing a stillness that settles over the land as the sun dips low and casts long, sharp shadows across the parched terrain.

Fairfax traces its origins to the industrious pulse of early settlement, growing gradually as a center for those who sought a life away from the frantic pace of larger hubs. The local economy relies on a blend of small-scale commerce and the rhythms of a community that has quietly adapted to its inland isolation, far from the reach of the East Side Canal or the cooling influence of Hart Park Lake. Life here moves with an observant, steady cadence, unbothered by the shifting trends of the outside world. Residents often look toward the depression of Sacramento Gulch to understand the subtle shaping of their surroundings, finding a particular, rugged beauty in the way the light turns everything a deep, bruised copper during the final hour of the day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hawthorne Hills Town Open Space (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 052° NE
Cascade Canyon Open Space Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 261° W
Marin Municipal Water District Watershed (Local Resource Management Area) — 0.7 mi, 176° S
Faude Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 087° E
Terra Linda/Sleepy Hollow Divide Open Space Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 072° E
Sorich Ranch Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 074° E
Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 133° SE
Little Carson Falls (Attraction) — 3.2 mi, 248° W
San Rafael Open Space (Nature Reserve) — 3.3 mi, 120° SE
Showcase Theatre (Theatre) — 3.3 mi, 070° E
Bartolini Gallery (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 070° E
Marin County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 104° E
Mount Tamalpais State Park (State Park) — 4.0 mi, 171° S
Sitting Bull Rock and memorial (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 168° S
Music Stand (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 200° S
Tamalpais Maiden (Public Artwork) — 4.5 mi, 128° SE
San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 4.7 mi, 080° E
The Rosebowl (Monument) — 4.7 mi, 140° SE
Nike Missile Site (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 081° E
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 4.9 mi, 220° SW · 113k acres
Mount Tamalpais West Point (Viewpoint) — 4.9 mi, 183° S
Giant Picnic Table (Attraction) — 5.1 mi, 129° SE
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 5.2 mi, 077° E
The Phoenix Collection Tea Museum (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 286° W
Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 6.5 mi, 211° SW
Point Reyes National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 7.1 mi, 247° SW · 135k acres
Phillip Burton Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 7.3 mi, 250° W · 33k acres
Atherton Avenue Bayland (Nature Reserve) — 8.6 mi, 021° N
Marin Museum of the American Indian (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 355° N
Marinship Exhibit (Museum) — 10.0 mi, 149° SE

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