Fairview North Carolina Map

About Fairview, North Carolina

Fairview is a locality in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States. Fairview is located at 35.9099°N, 77.5452°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28110.

Fairview rests in a landscape that breathes the humid, sweet air of the North Carolina coastal plain, a place where the land gently slopes towards unseen waterways, its terrain a mosaic of cultivated fields and stands of pine and oak. It lies 13.9 miles east of Rocky Mount, NC (from Rocky Mount, NC: bearing 98°T), and is situated 1.0 miles north-north-west of Tarboro. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth after a rain, or the fainter, more distant perfume of blooming cotton in the late summer sun. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-overcast sky, can lay a thick, buttery sheen on the broad, flat fields, making the green of the crops seem impossibly vibrant. The roads that wind through Fairview are often lined with mature trees, their branches forming a dappled canopy that offers a brief, cool respite from the persistent warmth, and the quiet hum of insects is a constant underscore to the day. The history of Fairview is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the crops it has yielded for generations, a legacy of agriculture that continues to shape its local economy. Tobacco, corn, and soybeans have long been the lifeblood of this part of Edgecombe County, their cultivation dictating the rhythms of work and the seasons. While the landscape is marked by the enduring presence of farms, the broader narrative of the region speaks of a resilient spirit, a quiet persistence honed by the demands of the land and the ebb and flow of economic cycles. The roads themselves seem to hold a memory of horse-drawn wagons and the slow, steady progress of a community built on hard work and neighborly ties, a character that still imbues Fairview today.

About This Fairview Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairview, North Carolina — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 35.909879, -77.54525. 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 Edgecombe County.

Detailed location data for Fairview includes the ZIP code (28144), telephone area code (336, 704, 980), county seat of Edgecombe County (Tarboro), and school district assignment (Buncombe County Schools). 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.