Fairview Kentucky Map

About Fairview, Kentucky

Fairview is a locality in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 258. The population density is 82.5 people per km². Fairview is located at 36.8422°N, 87.3108°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 42038, 40342, 40769.

Fairview emerges from the quiet, limestone-heavy earth of the Upper South, defined by the steady, unpretentious pulse of the Kentucky landscape. It lies 4.9 miles northeast of Independence, KY (from Independence, KY: bearing 39°T), and is situated 7.4 miles south-southeast of Cincinnati. DeCoursey Creek carves a shallow, rhythmic path past the outskirts, its waters mirroring the pale, shifting light of an afternoon sky. Beyond the immediate fields, the horizon holds the faint, blurred suggestion of the Appalachian Mountains, distant enough to remain a ghost in the landscape rather than a barrier. The air here carries the scent of turned soil and cooling clover, a stillness that settles over the land as the sun dips toward the horizon, casting long, lean shadows across the expanse of Pride Park.

Fairview anchors itself in the traditions of a region where agriculture and history remain inseparable, the soil yielding sustenance that has defined local life for generations. While the economic character of the region leans into the quiet productivity of the land, the proximity to the serene waters of Lake Inferior offers a brief reprieve from the labor of the fields. To the north, the terrain softens into the broader, ancient patterns of the state, distinct from the more rugged topography found toward the distant Turkey Bottom. Life in Fairview moves with a measured pace, marked by the changing colors of the seasons and the enduring resilience of those who tend to this particular stretch of the Commonwealth.

About This Fairview Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairview, Kentucky. Coordinates: 36.842226, -87.310768. 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 (42038, 40342, 40769), telephone area code (606, 270), county seat of Kenton County (Covington), and school district assignment (Christian 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.