Fairwood Washington Map

About Fairwood, Washington

Fairwood is a locality in Spokane County, Washington, United States. It has a population of 19,396. The population density is 1578.9 people per km². Fairwood is located at 47.4468°N, 122.1429°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 99218, 98058.

Fairwood occupies a high, inland plateau where the air maintains a crisp, continental clarity throughout the shifting seasons. It lies 7.5 miles north of Spokane, WA (from Spokane, WA: bearing 3°T), and is situated 2.9 miles west of Mead. The land rises toward the modest summit of Dart Hill, providing a vantage point over a terrain defined by the slow, deliberate movement of the Little Spokane River nearby. Northwoods Park serves as a central anchor for the local geography, offering a quiet expanse of preserved woodland that holds the lingering shadows of late afternoon. The light here tends to sharpen as the sun dips behind the distant western horizon, casting long, amber streaks across the dry grasses that define the transition between the dense timberlands and the open, expansive reaches of Fivemile Prairie.

Fairwood grew through the steady accumulation of inland industry and the slow expansion of residential life, moving away from the frantic pace of larger urban centers to favor a measured, daily consistency. The local economy relies on the industrious rhythm of those who look toward the regional interior for commerce, far removed from any coastal influence. Residents often find their way toward Nine Mile Reservoir for recreation, finding a specific stillness in the water that mirrors the quiet character of the neighborhood streets. The legacy of the area persists in the way the architecture adapts to the seasonal shifts of the interior climate, creating a place where the passage of time is marked not by the changing of tides, but by the subtle, cyclical transformation of the fields and the reliable, grounding presence of the earth itself.

About This Fairwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairwood, Washington. Coordinates: 47.446754, -122.142916. 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 Fairwood includes the ZIP code (99218, 98058), telephone area code (509, 206, 253), county seat of Spokane County (Spokane), and school district assignment (Kent 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.