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Fairview Virginia Map

Explore Fairview, Virginia, 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 Fairview, Virginia

How to Use This Fairview, Virginia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Fairview, Virginia. 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 Virginia 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 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.

CityFairview
StateVirginia (VA)
CountyFairfax (city)
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude36.829244
Longitude-78.465344
Population237
Density86.0 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Codes24244, 22454, 24382, 23924
Area Code276
School DistrictMecklenburg County Public Schools

About Fairview, Virginia

Fairview is a locality in Fairfax (city), Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 237. The population density is 86.0 people per km². Fairview is located at 36.8292°N, 78.4653°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 24244, 22454, 24382.

Fairview occupies a quiet expanse of the Piedmont landscape, defined by the persistent, rhythmic movement of Daniels Run as it cuts through the earth nearby. The light here often lingers in the late afternoon, casting long, amber shadows across the open grounds of Ratcliffe City Park, where the grass holds the cool dampness of the soil. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains frame the horizon, appearing as faint, bruised-purple brushstrokes against the sky. The terrain transitions from these settled, grassy clearings into dense, unyielding tracts of woodland, creating a sensory contrast between the managed silence of the park and the wilder, shadowed corridors that lead toward the distant, shaded depths of the Conway-Robinson Memorial State Forest.

Fairview retains the gravity of a place that has watched the transition from agrarian solitude to the modern hum of the technology corridor. While the economy now favors the rapid exchange of information and professional service, the echoes of a slower, earth-bound history remain in the way the morning mist clings to the low-lying basin of The Glade. Residents often find their way toward the tranquil edges of Lake Royal, where the water serves as a mirror for the changing seasons rather than a center of industry. The local pace is measured not by the clock, but by the subtle shifts in the air and the maintenance of a social grace that respects the quiet, enduring character of the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Thyne Institute Memorial (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 204° SW
  • Chase City Comm Park (Local Park) — 1.9 mi, 156° SE
  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 171° S
  • Charlotte State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 13.5 mi, 314° NW
  • Occoneechee State Park (State Park) — 13.5 mi, 193° S
  • Prestwould Plantation (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 204° SW
  • Staunton River State Park (State Park) — 13.7 mi, 230° SW
  • Artillery Emplacement (Historic Ruins) — 13.7 mi, 286° W
  • Wade Archaeological Site Native American (Historic Ruins) — 13.9 mi, 287° W
  • Solitary Sentinel (Attraction) — 14.2 mi, 195° S
  • Difficult Creek State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 14.6 mi, 253° W
  • Difficult Creek (State Wilderness) — 15.2 mi, 252° W
  • Clarksville Regional Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 201° S
  • Dick Cross Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.7 mi, 148° SE
  • Watchable Wildlife Platform (Viewpoint) — 18.2 mi, 149° SE
  • South Hill Tobacco Museum (Museum) — 19.8 mi, 111° E
  • John H. Kerr Reservoir (Recreation Area) — 19.8 mi, 179° S
  • Colonial Theatre (Theatre) — 19.9 mi, 111° E
  • Model Railroad / Doll Museum / Chamber of Commerce (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 111° E
  • Banister River Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 20.2 mi, 251° W
  • Noland Village at Providence (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 291° W
  • Kerr Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 20.9 mi, 164° S
  • Cub Creek Church (Monument) — 21.4 mi, 311° NW
  • Briery Creek Lake (State Recreation Area) — 22.6 mi, 359° N
  • Cinema I & II at the World of Sports (Cinema) — 25.0 mi, 247° SW
  • Blue Star Memorial (Monument) — 25.8 mi, 249° W
  • Reminiscing (Public Artwork) — 36.7 mi, 174° S
  • Lee's Retreat (Registered Battlefield) — 38.8 mi, 358° N
  • Wolfbane Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 40.4 mi, 328° NW
  • George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 70.9 mi, 329° NW · 1.1M acres

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About This Fairview Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairview, Virginia. Coordinates: 36.829244, -78.465344. 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 (24244, 22454, 24382), telephone area code (276), county seat of Fairfax (city), and school district assignment (Mecklenburg County Public Schools).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.