Fairview Texas Map

About Fairview, Texas

Fairview is a locality in Howard County, Texas, United States. It has a population of 10,372. The population density is 451.4 people per km². Fairview is located at 33.1405°N, 96.6130°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fairview is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 78114, 79019, 76023.

Fairview occupies a stretch of North Texas landscape where the flat, expansive horizon is broken only by the deliberate sprawl of post-oak woodlands and the stubborn persistence of native grasses. It lies 7.7 miles north-northwest of Big Spring, TX (from Big Spring, TX: bearing 342°T), and is situated 31.6 miles northeast of Greenwood. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar, heavy clarity in the late afternoon, turning the dust motes into suspended amber as they drift across the open fields. Beyond the immediate development, the terrain dips into the subtle, parched depressions of the Little Sandy Draw, while seven miles away, the silhouette of Gold Hill rises against the sky like a dormant, earthen spine. The air carries the scent of dry soil and curing hay, a reminder that the land, even when paved, retains the memory of the blackland prairie that once defined this region.

Fairview balances the remnants of a rural, agrarian past with the quiet encroachment of modern residential life, favoring an economy that has shifted from the plow to the professional office. Residents move through their days with a steady, unspoken purpose, their routines punctuated by the distant, rhythmic activity at the Roy Anderson Sports Complex, which serves as a gathering point for the surrounding district. While the nearby flow of Wildhorse Creek and the placid surface of Onemile Lake offer a respite from the intensity of the sun, the spirit of the place remains firmly rooted in its development as a suburban refuge. Life in Fairview remains a pursuit of space and stillness, where the hum of contemporary progress is softened by the vast, unhurried scale of the northern plains.

About This Fairview Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairview, Texas. Coordinates: 33.140513, -96.613031. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Fairview includes the ZIP code (78114, 79019, 76023), telephone area code (817, 682, 214, 469, 972), county seat of Howard County (Big Spring), and school district assignment (Lovejoy Independent School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.