| Fairfax, California | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | California#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in California |
| Pushpin Image: | California Locator Map with US.PNG |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | California |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kern County |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.952 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.952 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1879 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Pacific |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Elevation Ft: | 413 |
| Coordinates: | 35.3469°N -118.9338°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Blank Name Sec1: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 2804405[2] |
Fairfax is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California.[3] The CDP is within the Bakersfield's census county division,[4] and borders the city of Bakersfield to the west and East Niles, California to the north.
As listed in the Geographic Names Information System, its elevation is 413 feet.[5]
Its population was 1,879 at the 2020 census, the first census it was included in.
Fairfax first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[6]
| White alone (NH) | 320 | 17.03% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 25 | 1.33% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 7 | 0.37% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 17 | 0.90% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 3 | 0.16% | |
| Other race alone (NH) | 6 | 0.32% | |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 41 | 2.18% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1,460 | 77.70% | |
| Total | 1,879 | 100.00% |