Fairfield Pennsylvania Map

About Fairfield, Pennsylvania

Fairfield is a locality in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 526. The population density is 301.8 people per km². Fairfield is located at 39.7890°N, 77.3698°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Fairfield is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 16511, 15345, 17320.

Fairfield reveals itself through a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of ancient, weathered earth and the slow, rhythmic expansion of fertile fields. It lies 2.5 miles west of Harborcreek, PA (from Harborcreek, PA: bearing 274°T), and is situated 5.1 miles east-northeast of Erie. The atmosphere here holds a particular, heavy stillness at dusk, when the light shifts from gold to a bruised plum, casting long, thin shadows across the pastures that stretch toward the horizon. Though the Appalachian Mountains loom at a great distance, their presence is felt in the cool, damp air that settles over the land, flowing through the low-lying terrain near Sixmile Creek. The local topography favors the steady, measured pace of the interior, far removed from the volatility of the coast, offering instead the reliable, grounding texture of inland soil and dense, shadowed woodland.

Fairfield carries the weight of a long-settled history within its architecture, where the legacy of agricultural industry remains etched into the very foundations of the local economy. Residents often gather at Barringer Playground, a space that serves as a quiet anchor for the neighborhood, standing in stark contrast to the distant, bustling hubs of the state. Life here maintains a deliberate, unhurried cadence, focused on the seasonal cycles of the surrounding orchards and the maintenance of a heritage that values endurance over rapid change. A traveler seeking the solitude of a walk might venture toward Gull Point Trail, finding that the character of Fairfield is best understood in these quiet, peripheral spaces where the modern world feels distant and the primary concern is the simple, honest cultivation of the land.

About This Fairfield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairfield, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 39.789001, -77.369819. 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 (16511, 15345, 17320), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Erie County (Erie), and school district assignment (Fairfield Area 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.