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West Fairview Pennsylvania Map

Explore West Fairview, Pennsylvania, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of West Fairview, Pennsylvania

How to Use This West Fairview, Pennsylvania Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for West Fairview, Pennsylvania. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Pennsylvania or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to West Fairview.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	West Fairview
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Cumberland County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.275089
Longitude	-76.91553
Population	1,138
Density	1364.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	17025
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Carlisle
School District	East Pennsboro Area School District

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About West Fairview, Pennsylvania

West Fairview is a locality in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,138. The population density is 1364.5 people per km². West Fairview is located at 40.2751°N, 76.9155°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17025.

West Fairview occupies a low-lying reach of land where the Conodoguinet Creek completes its winding journey toward a confluence, marking the edge of a landscape defined by the heavy, ancient presence of the Blue Ridge Mountains on the horizon. It lies 1.6 miles west of Harrisburg, PA (from Harrisburg, PA: bearing 273°T), and is situated 7.0 miles west-southwest of Lower Paxton. The terrain here holds a quiet, alluvial character, shaped by the push of water against the firm soil of the valley floor. West Fairview Park serves as a central green anchor, offering a patch of managed grass and open air that contrasts with the rugged, deeper woodland found further afield, such as the distant Haldeman State Forest. Sunlight in the late afternoon often catches the silt-heavy currents of the creek, turning the water a bruised, metallic silver that mirrors the shifting clouds above the ridge-and-valley topography.

Industry and history in West Fairview are tied to the slow, persistent movement of freight and the legacy of regional manufacturing that once defined the river-adjacent corridors of Pennsylvania. While the economic pulse has shifted from the heavy mills of the past, the architecture—brick facades and narrow, functional streets—retains the weight of a time when labor was the primary language of the neighborhood. Residents might spend a morning walking toward the Darlington Trail to find a more rigorous path, or perhaps look toward the relative stillness of Italian Lake to the east, yet the life of West Fairview remains anchored in its own modest, resilient rhythm. The proximity of Bryson Hollow reminds one that the land is not flat, but rather a series of subtle folds and elevations that dictate the way the wind moves through the streets and how the frost clings to the rooftops in the waning months of the year.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Island Susquehanna R (Local Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 010° N
Sheets Island Archipelago Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 009° N
Riverfront Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 054° NE
Adams Ricci Community Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 262° W
Fourth and Emerald Street Playground (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 061° NE
Harrisburg Improv Theatre (Theatre) — 1.3 mi, 094° E
Holocaust Memorial for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 112° E
Firefighters' Memorial Monument (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 113° SE
Oliver Rosenberg Memorial Pavilion (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 275° W
Circle of Peace (Public Artwork) — 1.4 mi, 283° W
Vivi on Verbeke (Gallery) — 1.4 mi, 106° E
Open Stage of Harrisburg (Theatre) — 2.0 mi, 117° SE
Select Medical Digital Cinema (Cinema) — 2.1 mi, 119° SE
Armitage Golf Club (Local Recreation) — 2.4 mi, 244° SW
State Game Land 170 (State Resource Management Area) — 3.5 mi, 309° NW
Color Me Mine (Arts Centre) — 3.6 mi, 193° S
West Shore Theater (Cinema) — 4.3 mi, 141° SE
Rockville Bridge Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 5.5 mi, 346° N
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 8.9 mi, 345° N · 110k acres
The Oakes Museum of Natural History (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 205° SW
Miller Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 9.1 mi, 206° SW
Ibberson Conservation Area State Park (State Park) — 10.8 mi, 015° N
Dellville Covered Bridge (Attraction) — 12.2 mi, 300° NW
Gifford Pinchot State Park (State Park) — 12.4 mi, 170° S
Candymonium (Attraction) — 13.6 mi, 087° E
Carrousel (Attraction) — 13.6 mi, 086° E
Reese's Cupfusion (Attraction) — 13.7 mi, 086° E
Old Toboggan Run Rocks (Historic Ruins) — 14.4 mi, 174° S

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