Fairview Pennsylvania Map

About Fairview, Pennsylvania

Fairview is a locality in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. Fairview is located at 40.5531°N, 77.5919°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16050.

Fairview exhales a quiet breath of Pennsylvania's rolling hills, its landscape a gentle conversation between cultivated fields and the deep, patient green of woodlands. It lies 21.7 miles south-east of State College, PA (from State College, PA: bearing 140°T), and is situated 3.4 miles south-south-west of Lewistown. The terrain here, smoothed by millennia of wind and rain, swells and dips in soft undulations, cradling the small clusters of homes and barns that dot the countryside. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, spills across the broad pastures in a honeyed luminescence, catching the dew on the tall grasses and illuminating the dust motes dancing in the air above the quiet country roads. The air itself carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and the faint, sweet perfume of distant blossoms, a subtle invitation to linger and observe the unhurried unfolding of the day. Historically, Fairview and its surrounding lands have been shaped by the tenacity of farming, a legacy etched into the very character of the place. Generations have worked this rich soil, coaxing forth the bounty that has sustained families and fueled a modest local economy. While grand industries may have passed by, the enduring heart of Fairview beats with the steady rhythm of agriculture and the quiet pride of self-sufficiency. The occasional weathered barn, its timbers sighing under the weight of years, or the steadfast stone foundations of older homes, whispers of a past that is not forgotten but rather a grounding presence, a root system that anchors the present to the enduring spirit of this Mifflin County locality.

About This Fairview Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairview, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.55313, -77.591937. 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 Mifflin County.

Detailed location data for Fairview includes the ZIP code (17866), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Mifflin County (Lewistown), and school district assignment (Fairview School District). 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.