Map of Fairfield borough, Pennsylvania

Fairfield is a borough in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 526 at the 2020 census.

Fairfield borough overview:
Name:	Fairfield borough
LSAD Code:	21
LSAD Description:	borough (suffix)
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Adams County
Incorporated:	1896
Elevation:	597 ft (182 m)
Total Area:	0.67 sq mi (1.74 km²)
Land Area:	0.67 sq mi (1.74 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	526
Population Density:	781.58/sq mi (301.86/km²)
ZIP code:	17320
Area code:	717 and 223
FIPS code:	4224560
Website:	fairfieldborough.com

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History

During the Gettysburg Campaign in the American Civil War, the Battle of Fairfield played an important role in securing the Fairfield pass and the Hagerstown Road, enabling Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia to retreat through Fairfield towards the Potomac River. The actual fighting near Fairfield was between elements of the 6th United States Cavalry under Major Samuel Starr, and elements of General “Grumble” Jones’ Brigade of Virginia Cavalry. The Union casualties were treated in the town of Fairfield, specifically in the homes of Mrs. Sarah Amanda Blythe, Rufus Christian Swope, and in what is now St. John’s Lutheran Church. For more information on the town of Fairfield, see Fairfield In the Civil War, by Sarah Sites Thomas, Tim Smith, Gary Kross, and Dean S. Thomas. The Fairfield Historic District and Fairfield Inn are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.