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Welcome to Borough of Fairview ...

Borough of Fairview is located in Erie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Borough of Fairview, you might consider that their post office opened in 1813.

Borough of Fairview is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Borough of Fairview lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Borough of Fairview: 814 & 582<3>

The ZIP code for Borough of Fairview: 16415<4>

Communities Also Named Borough of Fairview ...

While we believe that this Borough of Fairview is located in Erie County, we know of another 17 Pennsylvania communities named Borough of Fairview. Those communities are located in the following counties: Beaver, Blair, Butler, Clearfield, Cumberland, Delaware, Elk, Franklin, Huntingdon, Jefferson, Luzerne, Mercer, Mifflin, Northampton, Northumberland, Somerset and Wayne County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 277 communities that are also named Borough of Fairview - they are located in Alabama (20), Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas (9), British Columbia (2), California (7), Colorado (4), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (4), Georgia (10), Idaho (4), Illinois (4), Indiana (5), Iowa (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky (12), Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland (7), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Mississippi (5), Missouri (8), Montana (2), Nebraska (3), Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey (7), New Mexico (2), New York (4), North Carolina (8), Nova Scotia, Ohio (12), Oklahoma, Ontario (7), Oregon (6), Prince Edward Island, Quebec, South Carolina (4), South Dakota (3), Tennessee (28), Texas (16), Utah, Virginia (10), Washington (5), West Virginia (10), Wisconsin (3) and Wyoming (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Borough of Fairview.

Communities near Borough of Fairview ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Borough of Fairview.

  • Erie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Erie is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,077 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <5>
  • Conneaut
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Conneaut is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conneaut
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,237 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conneaut <5>
  • Edinboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wesleyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Girard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Girard is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
  • Lake City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lake City is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
  • Cambridge Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Waterford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Albion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Conneautville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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 Borough of Fairview. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Borough of Fairview.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Borough of Fairview. 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 Borough of Fairview.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Borough of Fairview. See our Newspapers Page for Borough of Fairview.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Borough of Fairview ...

Looking for more information about Borough of Fairview? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Borough of Fairview, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Borough of Fairview.

Adding Borough of Fairview to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Borough of Fairview in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Borough of Fairview was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Borough of Fairview post office opened in 1813.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Borough of Fairview.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Erie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Borough of Fairview - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Borough of Fairview area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Borough of Fairview area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Borough of Fairview). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Borough of Fairview or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/