Welcome to Fairway Heights ...
Fairway Heights is located in Cleveland County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Fairway Heights: Fairway Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
Fairway Heights is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fairway Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Fairway Heights: 704 & 980<3>
Communities Also Named Fairway Heights ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fairway Heights - it's located in Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fairway Heights.
Communities near Fairway Heights ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fairway Heights.
- Gastonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gaffney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lincolnton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cherryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bessemer City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dallas
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Dallas is located in Gaston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,851 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <4>
- Boiling Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blacksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Belwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fairway Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fairway Heights.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fairway Heights. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairway Heights.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairway Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Fairway Heights.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairway Heights ...
Looking for more information about Fairway Heights? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fairway Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fairway Heights.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Cleveland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fairway Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 704 code has been Overlayed with the 980 area code. New phone numbers in the Fairway Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Fairway Heights area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |