Fairview Shores Florida Map

About Fairview Shores, Florida

Fairview Shores is a locality in Orange County, Florida, United States. It has a population of 11,844. The population density is 1453.7 people per km². Fairview Shores is located at 28.5911°N, 81.3942°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 32804.

Fairview Shores unfolds as a placid stretch of Central Florida, where the flatlands, softened by millennia of slow erosion, meet the gentle embrace of the St. Johns River. It lies 3.4 miles west of Winter Park, FL (from Winter Park, FL: bearing 260°T), and is situated 3.8 miles north-north-west of Orlando. The air here, especially in the humid afternoons, carries a faint, earthy scent, a blend of sun-baked pine needles and the damp richness of the marshy fringes. Live oaks, their branches gnarled and draped with Spanish moss like ancient beards, stand sentinel over scattered residential pockets, their roots anchoring them deeply into the sandy soil. The landscape is a study in subtle gradients, the land rising imperceptibly towards the west, a quiet reassurance against the vast, often boundless sky. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy of palms and cypress, casting shifting patterns on the asphalt and the occasional patch of emerald lawn, a constant, quiet play of light and shadow. The history of Fairview Shores is intimately tied to the river that forms its eastern boundary, a watery artery that has guided both commerce and contemplation for centuries. Before the advent of modern highways, the St. Johns was the primary thoroughfare, and settlements like this one grew from its fertile banks, their livelihoods sustained by the bounty of its waters and the surrounding rich soil. While the region’s economy has diversified, the echoes of its past remain; the gentle ebb and flow of the river still dictates a certain rhythm to life, a reminder of a time when fortunes were made and lost with the changing currents. Today, while residential development has broadened its character, the enduring connection to the natural world, particularly the serene expanse of the St. Johns, continues to define the quiet, unassuming charm of Fairview Shores.

About This Fairview Shores Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairview Shores, Florida — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 28.591111, -81.394236. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Fairview Shores and Orange County.

Detailed location data for Fairview Shores includes the ZIP code (32804), telephone area code (904), county seat of Orange County (Orlando), and school district assignment (Orange County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Fairview Shores is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.