Fairfield, Nebraska

About Fairfield

Set in the southern part of Nebraska, Fairfield is a tiny community, home to 333 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Fairfield holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.72 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 463 residents per square mile.

📰 Fairfield News Today

• Sandy Creek High School (Fairfield, NE) Basketball MaxPreps · Aug 5
• John J. "Johnny" Hajny Obituary Aug 6, 2026 Livingston Butler Volland Funeral Home & Cremation Center · Aug 6
• Discarded cigarette to blame for Marriott hotel fire; causes over $7 million in damages, officials say KTRE · Jun 16
• Kathryn L. Glass Obituary | Butherus-Maser & Love Funeral Home | Lincoln, NE Tribute Archive · Aug 5
• Marvel Mills Obituary Jan 28, 2026 Govier Brothers Mortuary & Crematory · Jan 28

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Fairfield Unique

• One of 18 places in the US named Fairfield — but the Nebraska one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southern Nebraska, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Nebraska — one of 593 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fairfield

• Bulrush State Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Kissinger Basin State Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Fairfield

• CLAY CO LEARNING CENTER - FAIRFIELD
• SANDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• SANDY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL
• SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Fairfield

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