Fairbank Pennsylvania Map

About Fairbank, Pennsylvania

Fairbank is a locality in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Fairbank is located at 39.9434°N, 79.8495°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 15435.

Fairbank rests in a hollow, cradled by the soft, rolling hills of Fayette County, where the Monongahela River, a broad, slow artery, begins to widen its embrace. It lies 22.4 miles north-north-east of Morgantown, WV (from Morgantown, WV: bearing 15°T), and is situated 7.7 miles west-north-west of Uniontown. The land here is a patchwork quilt of greens and browns, fields of corn giving way to stands of oak and maple, their leaves rustling with the breath of passing seasons. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a damp, earthy scent, a promise of dew-kissed soil and the quiet persistence of growth. A subtle stillness pervades, punctuated only by the distant hum of a passing truck or the melodic call of a crow from a high branch. The story of Fairbank is deeply entwined with the veins of coal that once pulsed beneath its surface, a legacy of hardy miners who shaped its early character. While the deep mines are largely silent now, the spirit of industry, though transformed, still lingers in the quiet diligence of its residents. The local economy has shifted, with agriculture and small businesses now forming the backbone, though the memory of coal dust still seems to cling to the very air. You can almost hear the echoes of steam whistles and the rumble of coal cars in the quiet afternoons, a faint murmur of the past in the present rhythm of Fairbank.

About This Fairbank Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairbank, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.943409, -79.849492. 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 Fairbank and Fayette County.

Detailed location data for Fairbank includes the ZIP code (15435), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Fayette County (Uniontown), and school district assignment. 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 Fairbank is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.