Fairfield, Iowa | |
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City | |
 Main Street | |
 Location of Fairfield within Jefferson County and Iowa | |
  Fairfield, Iowa Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 41°00′23″N 91°58′00″W / 41.00639°N 91.96667°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Jefferson |
| Incorporated | May 14, 1875[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.77 sq mi (17.54 km2) |
| • Land | 6.61 sq mi (17.13 km2) |
| • Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2) |
| Elevation | 774 ft (236 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 9,416 |
| • Density | 1,423.65/sq mi (549.69/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 52556–52557[4] |
| Area code | 641 |
| FIPS code | 19-26445 |
| GNIS feature ID | 467811[1] |
| Website | cityoffairfieldiowa |
Fairfield is a city in, and the county seat of, Jefferson County, Iowa, United States.[1] It has a population of 9,416 people, according to the 2020 census.[5] The median family income is $46,138, with 10% of families below the poverty line.
It became the county seat in 1839 with 110 residents and grew to 650 by 1847. Its library was established in 1853, and it held its first fair in 1854. Early architecture in Fairfield includes work by George Franklin Barber and Barry Byrne.
- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairfield, Iowa
- ^ "LIST OF INCORPORATED CITIES" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. March 16, 2012. p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS – Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "2020 Census State Redistricting Data". census.gov. United states Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2021.