Fairview New York Map

About Fairview, New York

Fairview is a locality in Allegany County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,217. The population density is 2902.1 people per km². Fairview is located at 41.0442°N, 73.7960°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 14427, 12601.

Fairview occupies a quiet expanse of land where the horizon is defined by the steady, measured rise of Bush Hill to the distance. It lies 25.6 miles north-northeast of Olean, NY (from Olean, NY: bearing 14°T), and is situated 8.6 miles west-northwest of Caneadea. The landscape is defined by a slow, deliberate terrain that finds its moisture in the nearby presence of Elton Creek, which carves a modest path through the earth just a mile from the center of activity. To the north, the land holds the stillness of Farmersville State Forest, providing a dense canopy that shifts from a vibrant, sharp green in the summer to a muted, brittle copper as the season wanes. Even the quality of light here feels different, often catching the fields in a pale, amber glow that makes the shadows of the trees stretch long and thin across the soil as the day concludes.

Fairview maintains a character rooted in the practical demands of its geography, where the economy has long been shaped by the rhythms of the land and the quiet necessity of self-reliance. Residents often look toward Crystal Lake, a short distance away, as a point of local orientation, its surface reflecting the changing moods of the sky with a clarity that seems to anchor the surrounding fields. The history of the area is written not in grand monuments, but in the enduring patterns of work and the resilience of those who have maintained the local acreage over many generations. Life in Fairview proceeds with a certain gravity, marked by the steady change of the seasons and the quiet, persistent hum of a place that prefers the company of its own woods and waterways to the frantic pace of larger, more distant horizons.

About This Fairview Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairview, New York. Coordinates: 41.04419, -73.795952. 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 (14427, 12601), telephone area code (585, 845), county seat of Allegany County (Belmont), and school district assignment (Greenburgh Central 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.