Fairbanks, Houston

Fairbanks is a community along U.S. Highway 290 and the Southern Pacific Railroad in Western Houston, Texas, United States.

At one point it was a distinct unincorporated area within Harris County.

[1] The community, named after its founder, John Joseph Fairbanks, was founded in July, 1895.

[3][4] The Fairbanks area is served by the Houston Police Department Northwest Patrol Division,[5] headquartered at 6000 Teague Road.

[11] The United States Postal Service operates the Fairbanks Post Office at 7050 Brookhollow West Drive in an unincorporated area.

The territory in Cypress-Fairbanks ISD joined the community college district in 2000.

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