Fairfield, Virginia

About Fairfield

Fairfield is a small unincorporated community in central Virginia.

Fairfield holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.68 square miles.

📰 Fairfield News Today

• I-81 southbound widening, Rockbridge County (mile marker 205 to 200) Virginia Department of Transportation (.gov) · Mar 23
• Wildfire burning in Rockbridge County WHSV · Jul 8
• Community Mobilizes To Help New Fairfield High Graduate After VA Car Crash patch.com · Jun 2
• Virginia Ramsey Obituary (2026) - Fairfield, OH - Dayton Daily News Legacy obituary · Aug 5
• New Fairfield High grad suffers severe brain injury in VA crash - News-Times News-Times · Jun 1

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Fairfield Unique

• One of 18 places in the US named Fairfield — but the Virginia one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of Virginia — one of 688 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Fairfield

• Caribou Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Smiley's — barbecue

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Yankee Horse Ridge · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fairfield

• Brownsburg Historic District reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Fairfield

• Fairfield Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Fairfield

🏘️ Nearby Communities