Fairfax Vermont Map

About Fairfax, Vermont

Fairfax is a locality in Franklin County, Vermont, United States. It is a small community with a population of 865. The population density is 176.4 people per km². Fairfax is located at 44.6653°N, 73.0087°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 05454.

Fairfax holds the steady, quiet rhythm of a landscape defined by the persistent pulse of Mill Brook, which cuts a silver thread through the verdant, slanting meadows. It lies 13.1 miles north-northeast of Essex Junction, VT (from Essex Junction, VT: bearing 23°T), and is situated 5.3 miles east-northeast of Milton. The terrain here is characterized by a series of gradual, earth-toned rises that lead the eye toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Green Mountains on the horizon. Within the quietude of the Fairfax Town Forest, the air carries a crisp, evergreen weight, a scent of damp moss and cooling stone that lingers even as the afternoon sun begins to soften into a pale, honeyed gold against the tree lines.

Fairfax emerged from the labor of early settlers who recognized the inherent utility of the water-powered sites along the stream, turning the land into a patchwork of productive fields and small-scale industry. Today, the economy remains rooted in the quiet endurance of agriculture and the maintenance of a rural character that favors open space over rapid development. Residents often traverse the nearby paths toward Buck Hollow, where the land dips into shadowed, fertile basins, or look toward the quiet surface of Milton Pond to find a mirror for the changing seasons. Life in Fairfax moves with the deliberate pace of a place that values its distance from more crowded centers, preserving a local identity that is as enduring as the soil itself.

About This Fairfax Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairfax, Vermont. Coordinates: 44.665327, -73.008749. 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 (05454), telephone area code (802), county seat of Franklin County (St. Albans), and school district assignment (Fairfax 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.