Fair Oaks Avenue

Fair Oaks Avenue
Fair Oaks Pharmacy 2022
NamesakeFair Oaks Ranch
Length7.9 miles (12.7 km)
LocationPasadena, California, U.S.
Coordinates34°09′15″N 118°09′02″W / 34.1541312°N 118.1505360°W / 34.1541312; -118.1505360
North endHuntington Drive in South Pasadena
South endNorth of Loma Alta Avenue in Altadena
Construction
Construction startc. 1870s

Fair Oaks Avenue in Pasadena, California, is a major north–south road connecting the communities of Altadena, Pasadena, and South Pasadena, running 7.9 miles (12.7 km) in length. It starts at its southernmost end in South Pasadena at Huntington Drive. It travels due north to a terminus above Loma Alta Avenue in Altadena and the gates of Angelus County Park. Beyond this, the road becomes a private easement.

At its meeting of Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena the two roads become the zero-zero, east–west, north–south postal division of Pasadena which carries on into Altadena. In South Pasadena, the street numbering varies with its own postal zip code.