Fairfield, California
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Fairfield is a city in and the county seat of Solano County, California, United States, in the North Bay sub-region of the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Coordinates: 38°15′28″N 122°3′15″W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Solano |
Incorporated | December 12, 1903[1] |
Government | |
• Type | Council-manager[2] |
• City Council[3] | Mayor Catherine Moy Vice-Mayor Pam Bertani (District 6) K. Patrice Williams (District 1) Scott Tonnesen (District 2) Doug Carr (District 3) Rick Vaccaro (District 4) Doriss Panduro (District 5) |
• State senator | Bill Dodd (D)[4] |
• Assemblymember | Lori Wilson (D)[4] |
• U. S. rep. | John Garamendi (D)[5] |
Area | |
• Total | 41.39 sq mi (107.21 km2) |
• Land | 41.14 sq mi (106.55 km2) |
• Water | 0.26 sq mi (0.66 km2) 0.62% |
Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 119,881 |
• Rank | 2nd in Solano County 53rd in California |
• Density | 2,900/sq mi (1,100/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
ZIP codes[9] | 94533–94535 |
Area code | 707 |
FIPS code | 06-23182 |
GNIS feature IDs | 1656005, 2410474 |
Website | www |
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The city has a diversified economy, with government, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, professional and commercial construction sectors.[10]
Fairfield was founded in 1856 by clipper ship captain Robert H. Waterman, and named after his former hometown of Fairfield, Connecticut.[11]
It is the location of Travis Air Force Base and the headquarters of Jelly Belly. The population was 119,881 at the 2020 census.