Welcome to Fairfax ...

The town of Fairfax is primarily located in Allendale County<1>. A portion of Fairfax extends into Hampton County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairfax, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fairfax has a population of 1,665 people<2> (see below for details).

Fairfax is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Fairfax lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Fairfax lies within the (803) area code.

The ZIP code for Fairfax: 29827<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fairfax had an population of 1,665 people. This is a decrease of 17.78% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 48.07% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fairfax had a population of 2,025 people (or 19.44% of the total population of Allendale County). This makes Fairfax the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Fairfax represents 0.04% of the total population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 117th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,025 people, the population of Fairfax decreased 36.84% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,206 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fairfax.

Communities Also Named Fairfax ...

While we believe that this Fairfax is located in Allendale County, we know of another 3 South Carolina communities named Fairfax. Those communities are located in the following counties: Barnwell, Berkeley and Kershaw County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 32 communities that are also named Fairfax - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Delaware, Georgia (2), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Quebec, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fairfax.

Communities near Fairfax ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fairfax.

• Allendale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
  • Allendale is located in Allendale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allendale <5>
• Hampton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <5>
• Varnville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnville
  • Varnville is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnville <5>
• Estill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estill
  • Estill is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estill <5>
• Ehrhardt
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehrhardt
  • Ehrhardt is located in Bamberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ehrhardt <5>
• Gifford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
  • Gifford is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gifford <5>
• Olar
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
  • Olar is located in Bamberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <5>
• Furman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
  • Furman is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Furman <5>
• Scotia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
  • Scotia is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <5>
• Kline
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
  • Kline is located in Barnwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kline <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fairfax. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fairfax.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fairfax. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairfax.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairfax. See our Newspapers Page for Fairfax.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairfax ...

Looking for more information about Fairfax? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fairfax, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fairfax.

Adding Fairfax to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fairfax in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fairfax was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Fairfax post office opened in 1891.

We also found Fairfax in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairfax.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairfax. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/