Fairfax Iowa Map

About Fairfax, Iowa

Fairfax is a locality in Linn County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,828. The population density is 364.1 people per km². Fairfax is located at 41.9287°N, 91.7772°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fairfax is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52228.

Fairfax stretches across a landscape defined by the steady, unassuming presence of Prairie Creek, which meanders through the terrain with a quiet persistence that dictates the rhythm of the surrounding fields. It lies 9.3 miles southwest of Cedar Rapids, IA (from Cedar Rapids, IA: bearing 229°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south-southwest of Hiawatha. The land here is composed of vast, open expanses of tilled earth that shift in color from the deep, damp brown of early spring to the pale, dusty gold of autumn harvest. To the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of The Hogback rises against the horizon, anchoring the otherwise level horizon, while the local topography dips into the gentle, shaded depression of Tissel Hollow. Within the immediate borders, Fairfax City Park offers a modest clearing where the air often carries the scent of turned soil and distant, drying corn husks, grounded by a stillness that feels both ancient and entirely present.

Industry in Fairfax remains firmly rooted in the cycles of the agrarian calendar, a legacy of the settlers who first organized these plains into productive grids. While the modern economy has diversified, the pulse of the place remains tied to the movement of goods and the quiet expertise of those who work the land and the local rail lines. Education and the influence of nearby regional universities cultivate a literate, understated civility that permeates the local character, manifesting in the way residents greet one another with a brevity that respects the weight of the work day. Even as the seasons turn and the light grows thin over the nearby waters of Robbins Lake, the people of Fairfax maintain a deliberate pace, favoring a life that values the tangible output of their labor and the unshowy beauty of an Iowa sky at dusk.

About This Fairfax Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairfax, Iowa. Coordinates: 41.928705, -91.777163. 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 Fairfax includes the ZIP code (52228), telephone area code (712), county seat of Linn County (Cedar Rapids), and school district assignment (College Community 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.