Fairview West Virginia Map

About Fairview, West Virginia

Fairview is a locality in Mason County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 373. The population density is 514.3 people per km². Fairview is located at 39.5927°N, 80.2468°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Fairview is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 26377, 26570.

Fairview occupies a rugged intersection of earth where the persistent erosion of limestone and shale has shaped a landscape defined by sharp ridges and deep, shadowed descents. It lies 31.1 miles southwest of Parkersburg, WV (from Parkersburg, WV: bearing 230°T), and is situated 8.8 miles south-southwest of Chester. The atmosphere here carries a weight of moisture, particularly during the blue-gray transition of twilight when the air settles into the low-lying pockets of the terrain. One mile to the east, the steady, rhythmic movement of Sliding Hill Creek carves a narrow path through the bedrock, its flow audible only when the wind dies down against the surrounding hardwoods. Two miles away, the quiet surface of Blue Goose Pond offers a mirror to the sky, reflecting the vast, unbroken canopy that stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains on the horizon.

Fairview maintains a character forged in the wake of extractive industry, where the legacy of coal-camps still informs the cadence of local life and the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the dwellings. The economy, once tethered strictly to the seams beneath the soil, now drifts toward a quieter persistence, with residents finding space for reflection within the quiet acreage of Quillen Park. Life here turns upon the cycle of the seasons in Loudermilk Hollow, where the land demands a certain stubborn resilience from those who remain. In the cooler months, the smoke from wood-burning hearths drifts across the hills, marking the passage of days in a place where the modern world feels distant, filtered through the thick, green foliage of the regional woods.

About This Fairview Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairview, West Virginia. Coordinates: 39.592703, -80.246765. 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 (26377, 26570), telephone area code (304), county seat of Mason County (Point Pleasant), and school district assignment (Marion County 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.