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.
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.
| City | Fairview |
| State | Virginia (VA) |
| County | Montgomery County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 36.829244 |
| Longitude | -78.465344 |
| Population | 237 |
| Density | 86.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 24244, 22454, 24382, 23924 |
| Area Code | 276 |
| County Seat | Christiansburg |
| School District | Mecklenburg County Public Schools |
Fairview unfolds across a landscape defined by the rhythmic currents of Mill Creek, which carves a path through the earth just steps from the center. It lies 7.1 miles southeast of Radford, VA (from Radford, VA: bearing 142°T), and is situated 7.3 miles southwest of Christiansburg. The terrain rises and falls in long, quiet swells of pasture and timber, maintaining an inland character that looks toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains on the horizon. Sunlight here has a particular weight, settling heavily over the fields in the late afternoon and casting long, amber shadows that turn the tall grasses into a sea of muted gold. Only five miles away, the waters of Claytor Lake provide a vast, still contrast to the constant movement of the nearby creek, anchoring the local topography with a deep, reflective basin that remains cool even during the height of the summer heat.
Fairview retains the quiet composure of a place that has long measured its life by the turning of the seasons and the demands of the soil. The economy remains tethered to the land, echoing older traditions of husbandry and trade while adapting to the slow, deliberate pace of the modern Piedmont. Residents find their recreation in the open spaces of the nearby Motor Mile Park, or occasionally venture further afield to test their endurance upon the Fire Trail. Life in Fairview feels distinct from the frantic energy of the tech-corridors to the north, favoring instead the steady, predictable pulse of a local culture that values the shade of an old porch and the clarity of a clear evening. Beyond the immediate boundaries of the settlement, the quiet expanse of Union Valley serves as a reminder of the expansive, unhurried geography that defines the daily experience of every inhabitant.
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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 Montgomery County (Christiansburg), 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |