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Fairfield Georgia Map

Explore Fairfield, Georgia, 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 Fairfield, Georgia

How to Use This Fairfield, Georgia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Fairfield, Georgia. 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 Georgia 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 Fairfield.

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.

CityFairfield
StateGeorgia (GA)
CountyChatham County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude32.03271
Longitude-81.090667
Population4,898
DensityN/A /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code31404
Area Code478
County SeatSavannah

About Fairfield, Georgia

Fairfield is a locality in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,898. Fairfield is located at 32.0327°N, 81.0907°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 31404.

Fairfield occupies a low, humid expanse where the heavy scent of salt air drifts inland from the Atlantic Ocean, marking the transition from firm ground to the shifting, tidal fringes of the coastal plain. It lies 3.6 miles south of Savannah, GA (from Savannah, GA: bearing 171°T), and is situated 7.1 miles west-northwest of Wilmington Island. Within the borders of Lamara Heights, the land maintains a quiet, flat constancy, interrupted only by the slow, dark meanderings of Haneys Creek as it drains toward the coast. While the horizon remains stubbornly level, the distant, hazy silhouette of Spider Ridge serves as a rare, jagged reminder of the vertical world beyond these humid, southern latitudes. Nearby, the still, glassy surface of Lake Mayer catches the late afternoon sun, reflecting a sky that often turns a deep, bruised violet before the evening humidity settles over the longleaf pines and the dense, encroaching greenery.

Fairfield grew from the slow accumulation of homesteads and small-scale timber operations that once relied on the proximity of Wylly Island to navigate the complex, brackish waterways of the region. The economy has long mirrored the rhythm of the soil and the tide, shifting from the labor of early agrarian settlement to a modern landscape defined by a steady, deliberate pace of local commerce and residential life. Residents often mark the passage of the day by the changing light upon the reeds or the sudden, sharp shift in the breeze that signals a cooling trend from the sea. Despite the encroaching reach of urban expansion, Fairfield retains a distinct, isolated character, holding fast to a legacy of land use that prioritizes the quietude of its marshes and the enduring presence of its native, water-fed wilderness.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Lamara Heights (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 252° W
  • Daffin Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 017° N
  • Savannah State Track/Field Complex (Local Recreation) — 1.3 mi, 103° E
  • Mushrooms (Public Artwork) — 1.5 mi, 314° NW
  • Nonfiction Gallery (Gallery) — 2.0 mi, 347° N
  • Lawton Memorial historic marker (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 348° N
  • Thunderbolt Museum (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 087° E
  • Roger Lacy (Lacey) Historic Stone Marker (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 090° E
  • Roger Lacy (Lacey) Historic Marker (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 090° E
  • Bilbo Mound - Oldest Civil Engineering Project in North America (Historic Ruins) — 2.8 mi, 020° N
  • E. Shaver, Bookseller (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.8 mi, 357° N
  • Green-Meldrim House (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 355° N
  • Sorrel–Weed House (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 356° N
  • Gutstein Gallery (Gallery) — 3.1 mi, 002° N
  • Trustees Theatre (Theatre) — 3.2 mi, 002° N
  • Lucas Theatre (Theatre) — 3.2 mi, 001° N
  • Oglethorpe Trolley (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 347° N
  • Graveface Museum (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 004° N
  • Stephen Kasun Fine Art Gallery (Gallery) — 3.3 mi, 355° N
  • Big Chairs (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 346° N
  • City Market Art Center (Arts Centre) — 3.4 mi, 355° N
  • Skidaway Island State Park (State Park) — 4.0 mi, 199° S
  • Savannah National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.5 mi, 357° N · 94k acres
  • Fort Pulaski National Monument (National Monument) — 5.6 mi, 063° NE · 11k acres
  • Wassaw National Wildlife Refuge (Marine Protected Area) — 6.4 mi, 138° SE
  • Ossabaw Island Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 6.7 mi, 186° S
  • Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.1 mi, 053° NE · 7,086 acres

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About This Fairfield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairfield, Georgia. Coordinates: 32.03271, -81.090667. 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 (31404), telephone area code (478), county seat of Chatham County (Savannah), and school district assignment.

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.