California

Distance from Chico to Fairfield

Straight-line distance

104.1mi

Chico, CA and Fairfield, CA are 104.1 miles (167.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Chico, the shortest path starts out heading S (186°).

kilometers
167.5
nautical miles
90.4
heading from Chico
186° S
heading from Fairfield
6° N
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Chico is from Fairfield

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Chico and Fairfield is 104.1 miles, 167.5 km or 90.4 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 104.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
104.1
Kilometers
167.5
Nautical miles
90.4
Bearing from Chico
186.4° S
Bearing arriving at Fairfield
186.3°
Bearing from Fairfield
6.3° N

Halfway between Chico and Fairfield

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.010599, -121.926186 (39°00'38.16"N 121°55'34.27"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Colusa, CA, with 6,589 residents, 13.9 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Chico gets 14 h 59 min of daylight and Fairfield 14 h 50 min; on December 21, 9 h 21 min and 9 h 30 min. Chico is 1.50° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Fairfield has 1.2 times the population of Chico. From July 2020 to July 2024, Chico changed by -0.4% and Fairfield by +2.3%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Chico, CA102,911 (-0.4%)
  2. 02Fairfield, CA122,646 (+2.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Chico from Fairfield?

104.1 miles, 167.5 km or 90.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Fairfield from Chico?

S. The great-circle path leaves Chico on a bearing of 186.4° and arrives at Fairfield on 186.3°. The return trip starts on 6.3°.

What is halfway between Chico and Fairfield?

The midpoint is at 39.010599, -121.926186. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Colusa, CA, 13.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Chico and Fairfield?

Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Chico or Fairfield?

Fairfield, with 122,646 residents in July 2024 against 102,911 for Chico, 1.2 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.