Fairfax Minnesota Map

About Fairfax, Minnesota

Fairfax is a locality in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,250. The population density is 368.4 people per km². Fairfax is located at 44.5291°N, 94.7208°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fairfax is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55332.

Fairfax stretches across a vast expanse of high-yield prairie, where the horizon remains an unbroken line against a sky of immense, shifting gray. It lies 19.7 miles northwest of New Ulm, MN (from New Ulm, MN: bearing 319°T), and is situated 19.5 miles east of Redwood Falls. The land holds a quiet, austere beauty, defined by the slow transition of seasons and the deep, fertile soil that characterizes this inland stretch of the continent. Two miles away, Fort Ridgely Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the terrain, its waters moving with a deliberate sluggishness that mirrors the pace of the surrounding plains. Four miles to the north, Mud Lake collects the runoff of the spring thaw, reflecting the pale, thin light of winter afternoons with a clarity that renders the surrounding grasses sharp and brittle. Seven miles to the west, the Alkali Lakebed remains as a reminder of the ancient, arid cycles that once shaped the basin, a reminder of the elemental forces that persist beneath the cultivated surface of the earth.

Fairfax emerged from the relentless labor of early settlers who recognized the potential in the thick, dark loam, establishing an economy centered on the rhythmic cycles of grain and corn. The community maintains a steady, industrious character, its streets laid out with a functional precision that prioritizes the movement of machinery and the needs of the harvest. Nearby, Fort Ridgely State Park serves as a quiet expanse where the echoes of the mid-nineteenth century linger in the quiet rustle of the woods and the preservation of historic sites. Residents carry a pragmatic, stoic outlook, shaped by the memory of long, isolating winters and the necessity of communal reliance. Life in Fairfax proceeds with the quiet confidence of those who understand the temperamental nature of the land, finding a consistent, understated grace in the seasonal transformation of the fields from gold to fallow.

About This Fairfax Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairfax, Minnesota. Coordinates: 44.529129, -94.720821. 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 (55332), telephone area code (612, 952), county seat of Renville County (Olivia), and school district assignment (G.F.W.).

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.