The Cypress Fairbanks region is located northwest of Houston. The two main crossroads, FM 1960 at U. S. Highway 290 and at State Highway 249, are 21 miles distant from Houston's central business district. This largely unincorporated Harris County region gains a strong sense of community from association with territory found within Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District's boundaries.
Jersey Village is an incorporated city located within the area.
The Cy-Fair area was settled by farmers and ranchers during the middle of the 19th Century. Good soil, plentiful water, and some forested land attracted the early settlers. The all-important school district was formed in 1939, when the communities of Cypress and Fairbanks consolidated their educational programs. Residential population increased moderately, until the boom years of the past few decades suburbanized this formerly rural territory. Subsequently, Houston's unprecedented job and population growth generated strong housing demand in this northwest community area.