Fairfield New Jersey Map

About Fairfield, New Jersey

Fairfield is a locality in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. Fairfield is located at 40.2054°N, 74.2138°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 07727, 07004.

Fairfield maintains a quiet equilibrium where the moisture of the Atlantic Ocean air drifts inland to meet the steady, low-lying pulse of the local landscape. It lies 4.6 miles north of Howell, NJ (from Howell, NJ: bearing 8°T), and is situated 6.0 miles southwest of Monmouth. The Manasquan River carves a deliberate path through the terrain, its banks defining the edges of a geography shaped by soft earth and the persistent, quiet growth of vegetation. To the west, the subtle rise of the Hominy Hills provides a faint silhouette against the sky, while Hoffman Fields serves as a central clearing where the land remains open to the sky and the shifting seasonal light. The air here holds a distinct, heavy quality, suggesting the proximity of the coast without the direct salt spray, leaving the horizon a pale, hazy gray that softens the sharp angles of the suburban architecture.

Fairfield grew from an agrarian past into a landscape defined by the logistics of the modern economy, shifting from the tilled soil of early settlers to a hub of commerce and distribution. The rhythm of the work day is dictated by the movement of goods across a network of roads that weave through the territory, balancing the efficiency of industry with the preservation of local spaces like Hoffman Fields. History here is not found in grand monuments, but in the slow transition of fields into the functional infrastructure that sustains the surrounding state. Even with the influence of the nearby Swimming River Reservoir, the character of Fairfield remains grounded in its identity as a place of transit and labor, where the distant, rhythmic hum of the coast informs the pace of daily life without ever overwhelming the silence of the inland meadows.

About This Fairfield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairfield, New Jersey. Coordinates: 40.20539, -74.213755. 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 Fairfield includes the ZIP code (07727, 07004), telephone area code (732, 848, 201, 551), county seat of Monmouth County (Freehold), and school district assignment.

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.