Fairfield Utah Map

About Fairfield, Utah

Fairfield is a locality in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It is a small community with a population of 160. The population density is 2.4 people per km². Fairfield is located at 40.2360°N, 112.0752°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Fairfield is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 84116, 84013.

Fairfield occupies a quiet expanse of high desert where the earth holds the heat of the sun long after the light has retreated into the hazy distance. It lies 2.5 miles west-northwest of Salt Lake City, UT (from Salt Lake City, UT: bearing 300°T), and is situated 7.0 miles north-northeast of West Valley City. The Jordan River traces a path through the landscape, its presence marked by a thin, persistent ribbon of green that defies the arid thirst of the surrounding plains. To the west, the Wasatch Range looms as a jagged, purple-hued silhouette against the sky, grounding the horizon with its immense, silent weight. Within the boundaries of the local terrain, Constitution Park offers a modest sanctuary of open space, while the nearby Salt Lake Valley stretches outward, a vast basin that catches the shifting colors of the day. The air here carries a dry, sharp clarity, and at dusk, the shadows lengthen across the dirt with a deliberate, slow-motion grace that seems to suspend the passage of time.

Fairfield grew from the dust of the nineteenth century, serving as a vital nexus for travelers and soldiers who crossed these plains in search of passage or purpose. The economy of the region, once defined by the rhythmic needs of a bustling military outpost, has softened into a quieter existence where the legacy of those early years lingers in the weathered stone of old foundations. A few miles away, the waters of Morris Reservoir provide a still, reflective contrast to the rugged intensity of the surrounding scrubland. Today, the pace of life in Fairfield remains measured, tied to the cycles of the seasons and the simple, enduring labor of the land. It is a place where history is not a spectacle but a quiet companion, visible in the way the wind moves across the sagebrush and the way the evening light settles over the quiet, unhurried streets.

About This Fairfield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairfield, Utah. Coordinates: 40.235991, -112.075224. 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 (84116, 84013), telephone area code (801, 385), county seat of Salt Lake County (Salt Lake City), and school district assignment (Alpine 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.