Fairview Alabama Map

About Fairview, Alabama

Fairview is a locality in Blount County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 543. The population density is 97.7 people per km². Fairview is located at 34.2502°N, 86.6777°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fairview is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35579, 35045, 35553.

Fairview rests upon a landscape defined by the steady, persistent movement of the Calvert Prong Little Warrior River, which carves a quiet path through the terrain. It lies 17.8 miles north of Clay, AL (from Clay, AL: bearing 7°T), and is situated 5.2 miles west of Oneonta. The horizon is punctuated by the rising silhouette of Hunt Mountain, providing a constant, anchored backdrop to the surrounding expanse of hardwoods and red-clay soil. Sunlight here often takes on a thick, golden quality in the late afternoon, filtering through the canopy to illuminate the dust kicked up from unpaved roads. Only a few miles away, the quiet waters of Inland Lake mirror the shifting sky, while the proximity to the State-owned Submerged Lands ensures that the wilder character of the land remains largely undisturbed by the encroaching pace of modern development.

Fairview maintains a rhythm dictated by the agricultural cycles and the enduring legacy of the families who first cleared these woods. The economy remains rooted in the land, where the labor of the day is measured by the harvest and the maintenance of homesteads that have stood for generations. Beyond the immediate reach of the Lower Sand Valley, the community preserves a distinct, measured way of life that values the stillness of the early morning over the frantic noise of industry. Education and local governance serve as the primary conduits for the collective identity of Fairview, ensuring that the habits of the past remain legible in the daily interactions of its people.

About This Fairview Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairview, Alabama. Coordinates: 34.250195, -86.677724. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Fairview includes the ZIP code (35579, 35045, 35553), telephone area code (205, 256), county seat of Blount County (Oneonta), and school district assignment (Cullman County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.