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Fairfax
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Fairfax
Total population
1,423
Median home value
$244,400
Bachelor's+
Median income
$30,417
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Fairfax is an incorporated town in Marin County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,605. Fairfax is bordered on the east by San Anselmo and is located 3.25 miles (5.2 km) west-northwest of San Rafael, at an elevation of 115 feet (35 m).
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
The Coast Miwok Native Americans occupied stretches along local creeks, spring and seep areas; moreover, prehistoric habitations were usually chosen near permanent and seasonal drainages, typically along flat ridges and terraces. The town was named for the American peer and state assemblyman Lord Charles Snowden Fairfax. decided to settle a political dispute at the home of Lord Fairfax, a mutual friend. Although Fairfax provided lunch to both men and tried to talk them out of it, they eventually headed to an open field nearby and dueled, with Showalter killing Piercy. The first post office opened in 1910. Fairfax became an incorporated town in 1931. On May 16, 1946, a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, crashed on White's Hill just west of Fairfax.
Geography
Fairfax is in western Marin County, bordered to the east by San Anselmo and to the north by unincorporated Sleepy Hollow. The community lies in the valleys of San Anselmo Creek and its tributary Fairfax Creek, and climbs the surrounding hills. It is bordered to the south by the Mount Tamalpais protected watershed. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. These soils consist of moderately deep, well-drained soils on uplands. These soils are typically formed from sandstone and shale and often occur on slopes ranging above 15 percent.
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Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
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10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Current forecast
Forecast for Fuller Acres, CA from NOAA NWS API.
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Recent natural events nearby
- TOWER Wildfire, Kern, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-05-03 · 7 mi
- RIVER Wildfire, Kern, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-05-18 · 11 mi
- BRITE Wildfire, Kern, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-05-09 · 32 mi
- Foothill Wildfire, Santa Barbara, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-05-19 · 52 mi
- NEURALIA Wildfire, Kern, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-05-13 · 54 mi
- CANYON Wildfire, Kern, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-05-07 · 61 mi
- SANDY Wildfire, Ventura, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-05-18 · 77 mi
- Santa Rosa Island Wildfire, Santa Barbara, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-05-15 · 119 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
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Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-05-31 20:00 UTC.
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • iNaturalist
- • NASA EONET
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image