Fairview Alabama Map

About Fairview, Alabama

Fairview is a locality in Montgomery 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 stretches across a landscape of heavy, iron-rich earth where the horizon is defined by the patient geometry of farmland and thickets of hardwood. It lies 7.8 miles west of Montgomery, AL (from Montgomery, AL: bearing 262°T), and is situated 7.9 miles south-southeast of Prattville. The light here acts with a peculiar weight, thickening into a golden amber as it filters through the canopy during the late afternoon, casting long shadows that seem to anchor the soil to the sky. Water shapes the periphery of the terrain, with the R E 'Bob' Woodruff Reservoir sitting quiet and still just a short distance away, its surface a mirror for the passing clouds. Nearby, Catoma Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the clay, feeding the moisture that keeps the underbrush dense and vibrant even in the heat of midsummer. While the distant silhouette of Heck Ridge provides a faint, serrated edge to the far-off skyline, the immediate surroundings remain dominated by the quiet persistence of the plains and the slow, rhythmic growth of the local vegetation.

Fairview maintains a character tethered to the cycles of the interior, far removed from the volatility of the coast and defined instead by the steady pulse of its agricultural roots. The economy remains deeply connected to the productivity of the land, where the labor of previous generations has left an imprint on the fields and the small, utilitarian structures scattered across the countryside. Residents often navigate toward the State-owned Submerged Lands, a tract of protected territory that preserves the integrity of the natural drainage and provides a quiet reprieve from the demands of modern industry. Memories of past struggles and triumphs linger in the local vernacular, much like the persistent, humid air that clings to the skin during the long growing seasons. Those who move through the vicinity often find themselves drawn toward the open space of the Cramton Bowl, a landmark that serves as a focal point for the regional identity, grounding the daily experience of Fairview in a shared sense of place that is both modest and enduring.

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 Montgomery County (Montgomery), 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.