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.
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 | Kershaw 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 | Camden |
| School District | Allendale County School District |
Fairfax rests upon a flat, sun-drenched expanse where the horizon stretches wide, defined by the persistent, heavy warmth of the inland plains. It lies 26.1 miles east-northeast of Dentsville, SC (from Dentsville, SC: bearing 59°T), and is situated 7.3 miles east-northeast of Lugoff. The earth here is a deep, iron-rich soil, supporting dense thickets of pine and scrub oak that frame the perimeter of Sinclairs Pond, a body of water that mirrors the pale, expansive sky. Only a mile away, the quiet current of Big Pine Tree Creek carves its path through the undergrowth, providing a steady, rhythmic pulse to the landscape. On days when the air turns humid and still, the light takes on a syrupy quality, casting long, amber shadows that cling to the trunks of trees and the edges of the fields.
Fairfax maintains a quiet existence rooted in the legacy of agricultural industry and the deliberate pace of its long-established agrarian life. The local economy has shifted over generations, moving from the labor-intensive demands of cotton and timber to the present, more modest rhythms of commerce that define the daily movements of its residents. Nearby, Kendall Lake Park offers a space for reflection, where the quietude of the woods serves as a reminder of the vast, undisturbed terrain that lies toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Sand Hills. History remains visible in the architecture of the older streets, where weathered structures stand as evidence of the social shifts and economic evolution that have shaped the character of Fairfax over the decades.
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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 Kershaw County (Camden), and school district assignment (Allendale County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |