Fairfield Kentucky Map

About Fairfield, Kentucky

Fairfield is a locality in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States. Fairfield is located at 37.6714°N, 86.2872°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 40013.

Fairfield rests in a landscape that breathes with the quiet persistence of Kentucky's rolling hills. It lies 23.5 miles west of Elizabethtown, KY (from Elizabethtown, KY: bearing 266°T), and is situated 19.3 miles west-south-west of Vine Grove. The land here is not dramatic, but rather a gentle sculptor, shaping fields of corn and soybeans into soft waves that stretch towards a sky that often holds a bruised, twilight hue. Ancient oak and maple trees, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers, punctuate the open spaces, offering shade and a sense of enduring presence. The air itself carries a faint, earthy perfume, a mixture of rich soil and the distant, sweet scent of ripening tobacco, a fragrance that seems to cling to the very soul of Fairfield. This is a place where history whispers from the weathered wood of old barns and the stoic lines of farmhouses, a testament to generations who have worked this fertile ground. The economy of Fairfield has long been tethered to the land, with agriculture forming the backbone of its identity, a tradition that continues to shape the lives of its inhabitants. While no grand monuments mark its existence, a quiet pride permeates the community, a shared understanding of the land's bounty and the enduring spirit of its people. The rhythm of life in Fairfield is one of steady progress, punctuated by the changing seasons and the predictable cycles of planting and harvest, a testament to the enduring connection between its inhabitants and the earth beneath their feet.

About This Fairfield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairfield, Kentucky — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.671448, -86.287196. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Fairfield and Breckinridge County.

Detailed location data for Fairfield includes the ZIP code (40144), telephone area code (502), county seat of Breckinridge County (Hardinsburg), and school district assignment (Nelson County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Fairfield is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.