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Fairfield Illinois Map

Explore Fairfield, Illinois, 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, Illinois

How to Use This Fairfield, Illinois Map

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

City	Fairfield
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Wayne County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	38.380632
Longitude	-88.372524
Population	4,883
Density	468.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	60047, 62837
Area Code	312, 773, 618
County Seat	Fairfield
School District	Fairfield Community High School District 225

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About Fairfield, Illinois

Fairfield is a locality in Wayne County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,883. The population density is 468.1 people per km². Fairfield is located at 38.3806°N, 88.3725°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fairfield is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 60047, 62837.

Fairfield emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Illinois prairie as a quiet collection of brick storefronts and spreading maples. It lies 29.7 miles east of Mount Vernon, IL (from Mount Vernon, IL: bearing 82°T), and is situated 16.4 miles west of Albion. Johnson Creek carves a persistent, winding path through the local topography, its banks providing a subtle, shaded reprieve from the sun-drenched agricultural fields that define the broader landscape. To the west, the gentle rise of Pig Ridge breaks the monotony of the plains, a distant, muted silhouette against the wide Midwestern sky. Residents often congregate at Leo French Memorial Park, where the manicured green space offers a communal pause in the steady, industrial hum of the surrounding countryside. Water holds a stillness here, particularly at the Old Fairfield Reservoir, where the surface reflects the changing colors of the seasons with a glassy, unhurried precision.

Agriculture and the steady work of local industry anchor the daily rhythm of Fairfield, where the economy remains tied to the cycles of the earth and the persistence of its people. The town carries the weight of a long-standing Midwestern heritage, visible in the solid architecture and the deliberate, measured pace of commerce along its central streets. Prosperity here is measured in the seasonal yield of corn and soybeans, a golden expanse that stretches until it meets the edge of the woodland or the horizon. Life in Fairfield is defined by these small, repeated acts of labor and the enduring connection to the soil, creating a character that is as grounded and resilient as the landscape itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lakeside Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 029° NE
Wayne County Historical Museum (Museum) — 0.7 mi, 106° E
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 167° S
Lincoln Monument (Monument) — 0.8 mi, 094° E
War Memorial (Monument) — 0.8 mi, 094° E
Sam And Florence Atkinson Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 0.9 mi, 015° N
Little Wabash River (Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 092° E
Alvah Borah State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.2 mi, 140° SE
Ten Mile Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.8 mi, 210° SW
Clay County Historical Society (Museum) — 27.9 mi, 346° N
Carnegie Museum (Museum) — 28.8 mi, 033° NE
Granada (Theatre) — 29.0 mi, 262° W
The Atheneum & Visitors Center at Historic New Harmony (Museum) — 29.2 mi, 126° SE
Archaeological Dig (Historic Ruins) — 29.2 mi, 126° SE
Descent of the Holy Spirit (Public Artwork) — 29.3 mi, 126° SE
Paul Tillich Memorial (Monument) — 29.3 mi, 126° SE
Murphy Auditorium & USI New Harmony Theatre (Theatre) — 29.4 mi, 126° SE
New Harmony Contemporary Gallery & Shop (Gallery) — 29.4 mi, 126° SE
Hoosier Salon (Gallery) — 29.4 mi, 126° SE
Maximillian Bodmer Exhibit (Museum) — 29.4 mi, 126° SE
Beall Woods State Park (Nature Reserve) — 29.6 mi, 093° E
Beall Woods Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 29.8 mi, 093° E
Cedarhurst Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 30.0 mi, 263° W
Harmonie State Park (State Park) — 30.1 mi, 131° SE
Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.3 mi, 096° E · 20k acres
Waterfowl Refuge Observation Stand (Viewpoint) — 33.0 mi, 238° SW
Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 46.2 mi, 175° S · 7,712 acres
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 46.5 mi, 176° S · 274k acres
Garden Of The Gods Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 52.1 mi, 181° S · 3,978 acres
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 55.6 mi, 216° SW · 91k acres

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