Fairview Park Indiana Map

About Fairview Park, Indiana

Fairview Park is a locality in Vermillion County, Indiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,470. The population density is 629.8 people per km². Fairview Park is located at 39.6803°N, 87.4175°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 47842.

Fairview Park unfolds across a gentle terrain of rolling hills and fertile bottomland, a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent work of water and wind. It lies 10.5 miles north of Harrison, IN (from Harrison, IN: bearing 1°T), and is situated 1.9 miles north-north-west of Clinton. The air here carries the clean, earthy scent of cultivated fields and, after a rain, the damp promise of growing things. Oaks and maples, their branches reaching skyward like patient supplicants, punctuate the horizon, their leaves catching the sun in shifting patterns of gold and emerald throughout the day. The western edge of Fairview Park slopes towards the Wabash River, a broad, languid artery that has long dictated the character of the surrounding countryside, its banks often softened by reeds and willows. This land, once the domain of the Wabash Valley's earliest inhabitants, has seen its fortunes tied to the earth. Agriculture remains a quiet, foundational pillar of Fairview Park's economy, with corn and soybeans stretching in ordered, sun-drenched rows across the fields. The legacy of coal mining, too, whispers in the soil, a reminder of a more robust, grittier past that once pulsed through this region. While the grand mining operations have faded, a resilient spirit endures, a practical, no-nonsense approach to life that is as sturdy as the old barns that dot the landscape, their weathered wood telling silent stories of generations who have called Fairview Park home.

About This Fairview Park Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairview Park, Indiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.680315, -87.417519. 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 Park and Vermillion County.

Detailed location data for Fairview Park includes the ZIP code (47842), telephone area code (765), county seat of Vermillion County (Newport), and school district assignment (South Vermillion Community School Corporation). 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 Park is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.