The city of Fairfield is in Solano County and has an estimated population of 110,000 people. The city is located within Northern California on the north-east area of San Francisco. With the city of Sacramento and San Francisco being approximately thirty eight miles away, the city is in a really convenient location. Fairfield was named by a clippership captain, Robert H. Waterman, in the year 1859 after his hometown in Fairfield, Connecticut. Less then eighteen miles away from Fairfield is Napa Valley and approximately twenty four miles away is Oakland. The Benicia Bridge and the Carquinez Bridge are also situated close by. (15 and 13 miles, in that order) Fairfield shares a border with Suisun city. Other cities within a reasonable travel distance are Vallejo, Vacaville, Benica and Napa.
Located due south of Fairfield is Suisun Bay and San Pablo Bay is located to the southwest. The largest West Coast saltwater marsh is located Suisan Bay called the Suisun Marsh. In the east is the Sacramento Valley.
The economy of Fairfield is rather diverse, with many companies comprising government, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, professional and commercial construction sectors. Jelly Belly and Clorox are just a few of the popular companies located here. Anheuser-Busch has a Budweiser brewery situated here, and Fairfield is also the home of the Travis Air Force Base.
According to the 2008 GDP of the Vallejo-Fairfield area was 13,340 million dollars. After the adjustment of inflation, the correct GDP was thought to be closer to $10,151 million.
Construction is currently the biggest industry within Fairfield, producing 5.8% of the economic output ($776 million). Wholesale trade (five hundred fifty five million dollars) and Financial/Insurance ($467 million) are the second and third largest businesses. The professional/business services sector created the most income during 2008, with a total of $989 million. After that were the utilities and transport sector (at $497 million) and the leisure and hospitality sector at $424 million.