| Official Name: | Fairfield, Hyde County, North Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Fairfield |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hyde |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 18.98 |
| Area Land Km2: | 18.23 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.75 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 7.33 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 7.04 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.29 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 231 |
| Population Density Km2: | 12.67 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 32.83 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 3 |
| Coordinates: | 35.5414°N -76.2244°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 27826 |
| Area Code: | 252 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 1020191 |
| Blank1 Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Info: | 37-22280 |
Fairfield is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Hyde County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 258.[2] The Fairfield Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
Fairfield is in northern Hyde County, on the northern side of Lake Mattamuskeet. North Carolina Highway 94 passes through the community, leading north to U.S. Route 64 in Columbia and south across the lake 7miles to U.S. Route 264.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Fairfield CDP has a total area of 18.2sqkm, all land.[2]
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 118 | 51.08% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 81 | 35.06% | |
| Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.87% | |
| Other/Mixed | 11 | 4.76% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 8.23% |
The local school is Mattamuskeet School of Hyde County Schools.[3]