Fairfield Borough is a borough in Adams County, Pennsylvania, home to about 569 people across 0.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 17320.
Homes sold for a median of $174 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population569849 per sq mi
Median home value$238,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$174Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Carroll Valley; part is in Fairfield Borough
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History
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Around Fairfield Borough
Distances
Nearest major airport
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)56 miles away
Closer regional airport
Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (HGR)20 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Baltimore, MD52 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA119 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Fairfield Borough; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Fairfield Borough
U.S. Representative · Pennsylvania’s 13th DistrictJohn Joyce (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Fairfield Borough had 526 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.
It’s the 2095th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Adams County grew from 34,496 residents in 1900 to 103,852 in 2020.
Adams County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 46.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cashtown 1s, PA weather station (7 miles away).
Jobs in Adams County
27,990 jobs at 1,967 businesses in Adams County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
12 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fairfield Borough.
Nearest hospitals
Gettysburg HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Gettysburg7.4 miles
Wellspan Waynesboro HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Waynesboro11.2 miles
Wellspan Chambersburg HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Chambersburg18.5 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
1
Specialist doctors
1
Dentists
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
3
Mental health providers
4
Physical and occupational therapists
2
Pharmacies
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Fairfield Borough
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Dollar General Market0.8 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Fairfield Area SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Fairfield Area El SchFairfield
K–4
346
Public
0.8 mi
Fairfield Area MSFairfield
5–8
259
Public
0.7 mi
Fairfield Area HSFairfield
9–12
277
Public
0.7 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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