Fairview Indiana Map

About Fairview, Indiana

Fairview is a locality in Washington County, Indiana, United States. Fairview is located at 38.7381°N, 86.2675°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 47373.

Fairview rests in a landscape where the earth gently swells and recedes, a verdant quilt stitched with fields and woods. It lies 32.6 miles south-south-east of Bloomington, IN (from Bloomington, IN: bearing 155°T), and is situated 8.0 miles south-west of Medora. The air here, particularly in the languid afternoons of late summer, carries the mingled scent of sun-baked hay and the damp, cool breath rising from the hollows. Oak and maple trees, their branches reaching like weathered hands, cast shifting patterns of shade across the curving country roads, and the quiet hum of insects forms a constant, almost meditative soundtrack to the slow unfolding of days. The sky overhead often holds a soft, diffused light, as if filtered through a fine, invisible silk, lending a dreamlike quality to the very ordinary act of watching clouds drift. This corner of Washington County has long been shaped by the land’s yielding nature, its history intertwined with the persistent cultivation of its soil. Early settlers found in these rolling hills a place to establish farms, and the rhythm of sowing and reaping has echoed through generations, forming the backbone of Fairview’s economy. While larger industries might be distant, the local character is one of quiet industriousness, with small businesses and family farms anchoring the community. The very ground seems to hold the memory of those who have worked it, a subtle testament to resilience and the enduring appeal of a life lived close to the earth, where the changing seasons dictate the pulse of daily existence.

About This Fairview Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairview, Indiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.73811, -86.267484. 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 Washington County.

Detailed location data for Fairview includes the ZIP code (47011), telephone area code (317), county seat of Washington County (Salem), and school district assignment (Monroe Central 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 is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.