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Fairfax South Carolina Map

Explore Fairfax, South Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Fairfax, South Carolina

How to Use This Fairfax, South Carolina Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Fairfax, South Carolina. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of South Carolina or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Fairfax.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Fairfax
State	South Carolina (SC)
County	Berkeley County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	32.959377
Longitude	-81.236234
Population	1,505
Density	175.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	29445, 29020, 29827
Area Code	803, 839, 864
County Seat	Moncks Corner
School District	Allendale County School District

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About Fairfax, South Carolina

Fairfax is a locality in Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,505. The population density is 175.4 people per km². Fairfax is located at 32.9594°N, 81.2362°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Fairfax is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 29445, 29020, 29827.

Fairfax occupies a quiet expanse of flat, pine-studded plains where the heavy heat of the afternoon seems to thicken the very air. It lies 3.5 miles north-northwest of Goose Creek, SC (from Goose Creek, SC: bearing 333°T), and is situated 6.7 miles east of Summerville. King Branch carves a narrow, sluggish path through the landscape nearby, its dark waters offering a respite for the local wildlife, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Long Ridge marks the horizon like a jagged spine against the sky. At Fairfax Park, the earth holds the imprint of the sun, and the shadows of loblolly pines stretch across the ground in long, thin fingers as the light fails. The moisture in the soil, drawn upward by the humid warmth, keeps the vegetation lush and vibrant, lending an emerald depth to the woods that border the open fields.

Fairfax remains a place defined by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons and the enduring legacy of agricultural labor that once anchored the regional economy. Generations have worked this soil, leaving layers of history in the weathered wood of old barns and the quiet, persistent pulse of daily work that defines life away from the bustle of larger hubs. Goose Creek Reservoir waits four miles out, a steady presence that mirrors the stillness of the surrounding woods. Modern life here proceeds with a steady, measured cadence, where the echoes of the past remain tethered to the current demands of the land. In the quiet evenings, the atmosphere settles into a profound stillness, a testament to the endurance of a place that values the steady rhythms of the earth over the frantic pace of the outside world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fairfax Town Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 225° SW
Community Hut (Local Recreation) — 0.2 mi, 279° W
Morris Home Park (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 303° NW
Hickory Street Basketball Court (Local Recreation) — 5.2 mi, 312° NW
Allendale County Museum (Museum) — 5.4 mi, 313° NW
Lake George Warren (State Recreation Area) — 9.3 mi, 156° SE
Lake Warren State Park (State Park) — 9.6 mi, 156° SE
Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.7 mi, 233° SW
Savannah National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.9 mi, 254° W · 94k acres
Hamilton Ridge Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 20.8 mi, 195° S
Confederate Monument (Monument) — 21.0 mi, 339° N
Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Attraction) — 22.3 mi, 338° N
Veteran's Park (Monument) — 22.3 mi, 338° N
Jim Harrison Gallery (Gallery) — 25.9 mi, 012° N
Blackville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 27.4 mi, 356° N
Ernest F. Hollings Ace Basin National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.4 mi, 128° SE · 36k acres
Yemassee Junction (Public Artwork) — 29.4 mi, 130° SE
Colleton County Confederate Monument Walterboro South Carolina (Monument) — 33.3 mi, 097° E
Edisto-Springfield Gallery (Gallery) — 37.2 mi, 356° N
Cannon (Attraction) — 39.9 mi, 009° N
Georgia Salzburger Society Museum (Museum) — 40.4 mi, 175° S
Ashepoo-Combahee-Edisto (ACE) Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 42.2 mi, 129° SE
South Carolina State University Planetarium (Museum) — 43.5 mi, 031° NE
Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 43.6 mi, 031° NE
Bulloch County Historical Museum (Museum) — 44.4 mi, 222° SW
Bisquecuts & Glazy (Arts Centre) — 47.9 mi, 324° NW
Pigeon Point Boat Landing (Viewpoint) — 48.1 mi, 137° SE
Thibault Gallery (Gallery) — 49.1 mi, 138° SE
Jones Plantation (Attraction) — 49.2 mi, 263° W
Congaree National Park (National Park) — 61.2 mi, 023° NE · 26k acres

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