Fairfax Missouri Map

About Fairfax, Missouri

Fairfax is a locality in Atchison County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 702. The population density is 568.2 people per km². Fairfax is located at 40.3386°N, 95.3933°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 64446.

Fairfax sits at the edge of a land that remembers the slow grind of glaciers, a place where the terrain begins its patient descent toward the wide Missouri River. It lies 48.9 miles north-west of Saint Joseph, MO (from Saint Joseph, MO: bearing 324°T), and is situated 7.1 miles south of Tarkio. The fields here, a patchwork of amber grain and verdant pasture, lie under a sky that seems to stretch further than usual, a pale blue canvas often brushed with the hurried passage of clouds. The air, especially in the early mornings, carries the cool, damp scent of earth and growing things, a subtle perfume that clings to the weathered barns and silos that punctuate the landscape. The houses of Fairfax, many with porches that seem designed for lingering, speak of a quiet resilience, their paint faded by sun and wind, their gardens tended with a careful, unhurried hand. This is a place where the echoes of settlement are still audible, a land shaped by generations of farmers who coaxed life from the loess hills and bottomlands. The economy of Fairfax has long been tethered to the fertile soil, corn and soybeans forming the backbone of its agricultural output, with cattle grazing on pastures that roll like green waves. The rhythm of planting and harvest dictates the pulse of life here, a dependable cycle that has sustained the community through boom and quietude. Old general stores, their signs a little chipped, still serve as gathering places, offering not just goods but a tangible connection to the past, a reminder of the days when Fairfax was a vital hub for the surrounding farms, a place where news traveled as readily as the wind.

About This Fairfax Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairfax, Missouri — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.338609, -95.393314. 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 Fairfax and Atchison County.

Detailed location data for Fairfax includes the ZIP code (64446), telephone area code (816), county seat of Atchison County (Rock Port), and school district assignment (Fairfax R-III 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 Fairfax is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.