Fairfax South Carolina Map

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.

About This Fairfax Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairfax, South Carolina. Coordinates: 32.959377, -81.236234. 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 (29445, 29020, 29827), telephone area code (803, 839, 864), county seat of Berkeley County (Moncks Corner), and school district assignment (Allendale County 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.