Fairfield | |
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| Motto: "Home of the Friendly People" | |
 Location of Fairfield in Wayne County, Illinois. | |
.svg) Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 38°22′47″N 88°22′20″W / 38.37972°N 88.37222°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Wayne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gary Moore |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.06 sq mi (10.52 km2) |
| • Land | 4.03 sq mi (10.43 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2) |
| Elevation | 459 ft (140 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 4,883 |
| • Density | 1,212.26/sq mi (468.02/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 62837 |
| Area code | 618 |
| FIPS code | 17–24816 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2394732[1] |
| Website | www |
Fairfield is a city in and the county seat of Wayne County, Illinois, United States,[3] and the location of Frontier Community College. The population was 4,883 at the 2020 census.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairfield, Illinois
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.