Fairmead California Map

About Fairmead, California

Fairmead is a locality in Madera County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,235. The population density is 61.7 people per km². Fairmead is located at 37.0763°N, 120.1929°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93610.

Fairmead spreads across the flat, sun-drenched expanse of the Central Valley, where the horizon serves as a vast canvas for the shifting moods of the light. It lies 4.9 miles southeast of Chowchilla, CA (from Chowchilla, CA: bearing 131°T), and is situated 8.0 miles west-northwest of Madera Acres. The earth here is a deep, fertile loam, baking under a relentless summer sun that turns the surrounding grasses into a brittle, golden straw. To the east, the distant, jagged silhouette of the Sierra Nevada rises like a pale blue promise against the sky, while the air feels dry and expansive, carrying the faint, earthy scent of turned soil. The landscape is marked by the quiet, seasonal pulse of Berenda Slough, which winds through the terrain with a slow, deliberate grace, providing a necessary thread of moisture to the thirsty plains.

Fairmead traces its origins to the expansion of the rail lines, which once served as the central artery for the movement of agricultural bounty. The local economy remains anchored in the rhythm of the harvest, with orchards and row crops defining the daily labor and the economic health of the inhabitants. Life in Fairmead moves with an unhurried, steady cadence, far removed from the frantic pace of the urban centers, though the proximity of the freeway hums as a constant, low-frequency reminder of the world beyond. Residents might find a moment of stillness at Veterans Memorial Park, a quiet space for reflection, or venture toward the waters of Madera Lake for a change of scenery. This place possesses a stubborn, quiet resilience, defined not by grand monuments, but by the honest, repetitive work of those who cultivate the land beneath a wide, unobstructed sky.

About This Fairmead Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairmead, California. Coordinates: 37.076334, -120.192949. 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 Fairmead includes the ZIP code (93610), telephone area code (760), county seat of Madera County (Madera), and school district assignment (Chowchilla Elementary 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.