Fairview Montana Map

About Fairview, Montana

Fairview is a locality in Richland County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 896. The population density is 431.9 people per km². Fairview is located at 47.8564°N, 104.0449°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Fairview is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 59221.

Fairview emerges from the expansive horizon of the high plains as a collection of structures held fast against the immense, restless sky of eastern Montana. It lies 28.2 miles southwest of Williston, ND (from Williston, ND: bearing 225°T), and is situated 11.0 miles north-northeast of Sidney. The landscape surrounding Fairview is defined by a rigorous, open geometry, where the pale, sun-bleached grasses of the prairie stretch toward the distant silhouette of Bull Butte. To the north, the terrain dips into the quiet, eroded folds of Sheep Coulee, while the path of Third Hay Creek marks a subtle, meandering artery through the otherwise arid topography. The light here possesses a singular, crystalline quality, stripping away artifice and casting long, sharp shadows that emphasize the vastness of the earth and the small, deliberate scale of the human hand.

Agricultural cycles dictate the pulse of Fairview, as the rhythm of planting and harvest mirrors the slow turning of the seasons across the surrounding fields. The economy remains tethered to the soil and the energy sector, sustaining a way of life that values persistence over spectacle. History is not found in grand monuments but in the quiet endurance of those who work the land, often bordering the expansive Montana State Trust Lands where the native flora remains undisturbed by the plow. Residents look toward the distant route of the Lewis and Clark Trail as a reminder of the region’s long heritage of passage and exploration, while the still, reflective surface of Nohly Lake serves as a rare, quiet anchor for the local landscape. The life of Fairview is quiet and measured, defined by the steady work of people who have learned to live in harmony with the wind and the uncompromising scale of the northern plains.

About This Fairview Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairview, Montana. Coordinates: 47.856408, -104.044933. 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 (59221), telephone area code (406), county seat of Richland County (Sidney), and school district assignment (Fairview Elementary 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.