Fairfield, Vermont | |
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Coordinates: 44°48′52″N 72°55′35″W / 44.81444°N 72.92639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Vermont |
County | Franklin |
Communities | Fairfield East Fairfield Fairfield Station Saint Rocks |
Area | |
• Total | 68.5 sq mi (177.4 km2) |
• Land | 67.4 sq mi (174.6 km2) |
• Water | 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2) |
Elevation | 486 ft (148 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,044 |
• Density | 30/sq mi (11.7/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 05455 |
Area code | 802 |
FIPS code | 50-25225[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 1462093[2] |
Website | fairfieldvermont |
Fairfield is a town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States, chartered in 1763. The population was 2,044 at the 2020 census.[3] President Chester A. Arthur was born in Fairfield in 1829, and lived there for the first three years of his life. A replica of his home, the Chester Alan Arthur State Historic Site, is open seasonally.