Fairview West Virginia Map

About Fairview, West Virginia

Fairview is a locality in Randolph 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 stretch of terrain where the insistent pulse of the Hooker Run carves its way through the earth, defining the very contour of the landscape. It lies 40.9 miles south of Clarksburg, WV (from Clarksburg, WV: bearing 171°T), and is situated 26.2 miles southwest of Elkins. The atmosphere here holds a heavy, damp stillness, common to the lower elevations that look toward the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains. Beyond the immediate clearings, the land rises into steep, timbered slopes that lead toward the verdant expanses of Holly River State Park. Sunlight often struggles to reach the floor of the local hollows, casting long, bruised shadows that linger long after the morning has fully arrived, while the soil remains thick with the dark, rich minerals that have dictated the life and labor of the region for generations.

Fairview retains a quiet, industrious character forged by the remnants of coal-camp history and the stubborn, independent spirit of those who settled the steep ridges. While the local economy has transitioned away from the intensive extraction of earlier decades, the rhythms of the residents remain tethered to the land, echoing the heritage of the workers who once labored in the deep seams of the earth. Life moves with an unpretentious gravity, marked by the proximity of the Wilderness Trail where hikers occasionally venture, and the occasional excursion toward the shimmering waters of The Fishpond. The legacy of the area is not found in grand monuments, but in the enduring resilience of the people who maintain their homes amidst the quiet, shadowed folds of the hills, far from the frantic pace of the wider world.

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 Randolph County (Elkins), 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.