Decorative drawing: a small American settlement seen from a low hill. Not a photograph of this place.

Fairborn, Ohio

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Bath Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45324. The Survey maps it on the Fairborn quadrangle. 34,510 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 837 feet above sea level.

Fairborn within Greene County

Population over time

2 figures

Fairborn grew from 32,352 to 34,510 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

Year	People	Change
2010	32,352
2020	34,510	+2,158 (+7%)

Then and now

1904 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 82 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Fairborn, surveyed 1986

Topographic sheet of Fairborn, surveyed 1904

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Specimens collected nearby

12 of 712 shown

Museums hold 712 specimens collected within 10 miles of Fairborn between 1839 and 1975: 533 Animalia, 93 Plantae, 80 Fungi, 5 Protozoa, 1 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by ?, A JOHN, A. M. Evans and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.

Species	Year	Collected by	Where, as recorded
Dinorthis Hall & Clarke, 1892 (fossil)	1921	Carl O. Dunbar	RR cut at new dam 4 or 5 mi E of Dayton
Allium canadense L.	1839	not recorded	Dayton. 1 mi. northeast.
Phalangium esculentum Nutt.	1839	not recorded	Dayton. 1 mi. northeast.
Sagittaria sagittifolia L.	1839	not recorded	Dayton. 1 mi. northeast.
Bidens bipinnata L.	1870	J Y Bergen; T L Bergen	Yellow Springs
Amblystegium serpens (Hedw.) Schimp.	1877	not recorded
Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758)	1907	H VOLLER	DAYTON HUFFMAN PRAIRIE
Chamberlainia acuminata (Hedw.) Grout	1910	H. S. Jewett	Yellow Springs
Conardia compacta (Müll.Hal.) H.Rob.	1910	H.S. Jewett	Neff Park, Yellow Springs
Crypsis schoenoides (L.) Lam.	1910	Hopkins, L.S.	Yellow Springs
Entodon seductrix (Hedw.) Müll.Hal.	1910	H. S. Jewett	Yellow Springs
Gymnostomum curvirostre Hedw. ex Brid.	1910	H. S. Jewett	Yellow Springs

All 712 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries nearby

7 within 5 miles

The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Fairborn: 5 past producers, 2 plants. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Fairborn Plant & Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Plant
Fairborn Quarry	Limestone, General	Past Producer	Sedimentary
Fairborn Quarry	Limestone, General	Past Producer	Sedimentary
Universal Atlas Cement, Div. Of	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Fairborn Aggregate Plant & No.4 Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Plant
Fairborn Number 4 Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary
Fairborn Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary

Every working recorded in Greene County

Storms nearby

60 of 62 shown

The National Weather Service names Fairborn in 62 storm reports between 1998 and 2022: 31 thunderstorm wind, 17 hail, 7 flood, 3 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairborn	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees. Two of the trees fell on homes in Fairborn causing major damage to one home.
August 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairborn	$25,000	Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down at several locations across the county. Some of the trees fell across roads in Xenia.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairborn	$10,000	Large tree limbs were downed. The roof of an office building partially collapsed and an exhibit tent was destroyed near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
March 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairborn	$6,000	A gazebo and fence were destroyed.
December 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairborn	$6,000	A couple of trees were knocked down.
February 2022	Flood	Fairborn	$5,000	A truck was stuck in high water along Medway Road.
May 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairborn	$5,000	A tree was downed onto a house.
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairborn	$5,000	Several trees ranging from two to ten inches in diameter were knocked down at the Wright-Patterson AFB Golf Club.
June 2001	Flash Flood	Fairborn	$5,000	Thunderstorms produced heavy rain which produced street flooding and high water on roads.
March 2007	Flood	Fairborn	$4,000	Several roads were flooded, and a few creeks rose out of their banks.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairborn	$3,000	Multiple trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
January 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairborn	$3,000	Three 80-foot pine trees were knocked down.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairborn	$3,000	A few trees were knocked down along Armstrong Road.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairborn	$3,000	A few trees and large limbs were downed.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairborn	$3,000	Trees were downed on Trebine Road.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairborn	$3,000	Thunderstorms produced winds gusting to 60 mph with trees knocked down. One inch diameter hail also occurred.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairborn	$3,000	Trees downed.
May 2017	Tornado (EF0)	Fairborn	$2,000	The tornado first touched down about a mile north of Fairborn in Greene County where some minor tree damage occurred in Fairborn Park. The tornado passed over the northern end of Wright Patterson Air Force Base with some additional minor tree damage located along Osborn Road in extreme northwest Greene County. The tornado then moved into extreme southeast Clark County, about 2.1 miles north-northeast of Wright Patterson Air Force Base, before ending about 1.9 miles southwest of Crystal Lakes at 2016EST.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairborn	$2,000	Trees were downed due to thunderstorm winds.
April 2001	Flash Flood	Fairborn	$2,000	Roads were reported closed due to high water in Fairborn.
April 2007	Hail	Fairborn	$2,000	no account filed
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairborn	$1,000	A large tree was downed.
March 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairborn	$1,000	A large tree was uprooted.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairborn	$1,000	Several branches were reported knocked down onto the road.
April 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairborn	$1,000	An entire tree was uprooted in a yard on Dayton-Springfield Rd.
May 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairborn	$1,000	A large tree was downed.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairborn	$1,000	Numerous tree limbs were knocked down, including a limb through a car window.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairborn	$1,000	A large branch was broken due to thunderstorm winds.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairborn	$1,000	A twelve inch diameter tree was uprooted due to thunderstorm winds.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairborn	$1,000	A tree was snapped due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
August 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairborn	$1,000	Several large tree limbs were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairborn	$1,000	Trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
April 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairborn	$1,000	no account filed
April 2018	Flood	Fairborn	-	Hebble Creek overflowed its banks in the area of Hidden Hills Wetlands Park. The water was at least 8 inches deep.
June 2018	Flood	Fairborn	-	Hebble Creek overflowed its banks and flooded Hidden Hills Wetlands Park.
June 2018	Flood	Fairborn	-	Hebble Creek was reported out of its banks at Hidden Hills Wetland Park.
February 2018	Flood	Fairborn	-	Hebble Creek was reported out of its banks.
May 2014	Heavy Rain	Fairborn	-	Standing water was reported over many roads in the area.
June 2014	Heavy Rain	Fairborn	-	Minor street flooding was reported in Fairborn due to heavy rainfall.
May 2014	Flood	Fairborn	-	A foot of water due to heavy rainfall was reported over State Route 235 just west of Interstate 675. The road was impassible.
July 2013	Heavy Rain	Fairborn	-	Street flooding was occurring due to poor drainage during heavy rainfall.
May 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairborn	-	Wind gusts were estimated by a trained spotter.
August 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairborn	-	The wind gust was estimated by the spotter.
June 2009	Hail	Fairborn	-	One inch hail fell in Fairborn near Wright State University.
April 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairborn	-	A thunderstorm produced strong winds at Wright-Patterson AFB with a gust to 90 mph. Tennis ball size hail also occurred.
August 2001	Funnel Cloud	Fairborn	-	A funnel cloud was observed but never touched down near Fairborn.
July 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairborn	-	Thunderstorms produced strong winds which were estimated at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base at 60 mph.
June 2021	Hail	Fairborn	-	no account filed
March 2020	Hail	Fairborn	-	no account filed
August 2019	Hail	Fairborn	-	no account filed
August 2019	Hail	Fairborn	-	no account filed
August 2019	Hail	Fairborn	-	no account filed
May 2014	Hail	Fairborn	-	no account filed
July 2012	Hail	Fairborn	-	no account filed
April 2011	Hail	Fairborn	-	no account filed
July 2011	Hail	Fairborn	-	no account filed
July 2011	Hail	Fairborn	-	no account filed
August 2010	Hail	Fairborn	-	no account filed
April 2003	Hail	Fairborn	-	no account filed
November 2002	Hail	Fairborn	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Greene County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Pleasant View	0.9 miles	16
Hennessee (historical)	2.0 miles	16
Wrightview	2.1 miles	16
Five Points	2.1 miles	16
Huffeysville (historical)	2.9 miles	16
Simms (historical)	3.0 miles	16
Park Hills Crossing	3.0 miles	16
Byron	3.2 miles	16

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Fairborn	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1018317	The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1077584. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.