| Official Name: | Fairfield, Virginia |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Virginia#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Fairfield |
| Coordinates: | 37.8828°N -79.2828°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Virginia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rockbridge |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.76 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.75 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population: | 257 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1588 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 24435 |
| Area Code: | 540 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 51-26656 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2807437 |
Fairfield is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 257.[2]
The CDP is in the northeast part of the county, along U.S. Route 11 (North Lee Highway), which leads northeast to Greenville and southwest to Lexington. Interstate 81/64 forms the northwest edge of the community, with access from Exit 200 (Sterrett Road). The Interstate highway runs parallel to US 11 and leads northeast to Staunton and southwest 8miles to where the highways split near Lexington.
Fairfield is drained by Marlbrook Creek, which flows southeast to the South River, a southwest-flowing tributary of the Maury River and part of the James River watershed.
It lies at an elevation of 1,588 feet.