Fairview Illinois Map

About Fairview, Illinois

Fairview is a locality in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 324. The population density is 32.7 people per km². Fairview is located at 40.6334°N, 90.1637°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 61432.

Fairview rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent artistry of water and wind, where gentle swells of land roll towards the horizon under a sky that often stretches vast and luminous. It lies 24.3 miles south-south-east of Galesburg, IL (from Galesburg, IL: bearing 153°T), and is situated 8.5 miles north-west of Canton. The earth here, a rich, dark loam, speaks of generations of cultivation, its fields a patchwork quilt of green and gold depending on the season. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a clean, earthy scent, mingling with the faint, sweet perfume of ripening crops. Evenings bring a profound quiet, broken only by the distant hum of farm equipment or the occasional call of a night bird, a sound that seems to echo the deep, unhurried pulse of the land itself. The story of Fairview is inextricably linked to the fertile soil and the industry that has drawn sustenance from it. Agriculture has long been the bedrock of its economy, with corn and soybeans standing as stoic sentinels in the endless fields. This agrarian heritage, however, has also seen the land yield its treasures in other ways; the region has a history touched by coal mining, a chapter that has left its own indelible mark on the terrain and the collective memory. While the deep shafts may be silent now, the spirit of hard work and resilience, born from both field and mine, still imbues the character of Fairview, a quiet testament to the enduring strength of its people and their connection to this particular slice of Illinois.

About This Fairview Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Fairview, Illinois with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 and Fulton County.

Detailed location data for Fairview includes the ZIP code (62982), telephone area code (618, 815), county seat of Fulton County (Lewistown), and school district assignment (Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4). 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 is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.