Fairview North Carolina Map

About Fairview, North Carolina

Fairview is a locality in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. Fairview is located at 36.3285°N, 80.7203°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28110.

Fairview rests in a hollow of Surry County, where the rolling hills of the Piedmont begin to gather themselves for the ascent towards the Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies 30.9 miles west-north-west of Winston Salem, NC (from Winston Salem, NC: bearing 301°T), and is situated 9.2 miles north-east of Elkin. The land here is a quilt of cultivated fields and dense woodlands, the latter a dark green, moss-velvet cloak thrown over the slopes. Old farmhouses, their paint weathered to the color of bone or faded barn red, stand sentinel on the ridges, their porches often catching the last, honeyed light of afternoon. The air itself carries a particular stillness, broken only by the distant lowing of cattle or the whisper of wind through the pines, a quiet that feels as ancient as the stones beneath the soil. The story of Fairview is written in the land and the labor it has long demanded. For generations, this has been ground for tobacco and corn, the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of life. The economy, though diversified now, still carries the echoes of its agricultural roots, with small businesses and family farms forming the backbone of the local commerce. There are no grand monuments in Fairview, no soaring spires, but rather the enduring presence of the earth itself, the steadfastness of families who have worked this ground, and a quiet pride in a way of life that values resilience and the deep, abiding connections to the place.

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: 36.328468, -80.720344. 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 Surry County.

Detailed location data for Fairview includes the ZIP code (28144), telephone area code (336, 704, 980), county seat of Surry County (Dobson), 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.