Fairview Maryland Map

About Fairview, Maryland

Fairview is a locality in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 76. The population density is 139.7 people per km². Fairview is located at 39.7111°N, 77.8406°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 21750, 21122, 20866.

Fairview occupies a quiet stretch of land defined by the steady, measured contours of the Piedmont plateau. It lies 1.1 miles west of Burtonsville, MD (from Burtonsville, MD: bearing 279°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north-northeast of Silver Spring. Broad fields of hay and corn define the horizon, their green surfaces shifting in hue from emerald to pale gold as the sun tracks across the sky. The landscape here is characterized by the presence of Montgomery County, which provides a protected expanse of open space that keeps the encroaching sprawl at a distance. Only a mile away, the Patuxent River carves a deliberate path through the earth, its cool waters drawing the eye toward the dense, wooded banks that hold the damp scent of loam and fallen leaves. Far to the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains marks the edge of the world, a silent reminder of the rugged terrain that lies beyond these softer, more manageable slopes.

Fairview maintains a character rooted in the legacy of agricultural stewardship, though the modern rhythm of the locality now leans toward the quietude of residential life. The proximity of Rocky Gorge Reservoir adds a stillness to the air, reflecting the high, pale clouds that gather over the valley in the late afternoon. This body of water serves as a quiet anchor for the region, its presence softening the transition between the working farmland and the shaded lanes that lead toward the center of the locality. Life in Fairview proceeds with a deliberate pace, where the labor of earlier generations—the tilling of soil and the careful management of timber—has left a subtle imprint on the way the land is organized and valued today. It is a place that favors the long view, where the quiet hum of distant machinery or the sudden call of a hawk provides the only true interruption to the day’s work.

About This Fairview Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairview, Maryland. Coordinates: 39.711079, -77.840616. 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 (21750, 21122, 20866), telephone area code (301, 240, 410, 443), county seat of Montgomery County (Rockville), and school district assignment (Washington County Public Schools).

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.