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Welcome to Fairdale ...

Fairdale is located in Raleigh County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairdale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1939.

Fairdale is 1,890 feet [576 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Fairdale: 304 & 681<3>

The ZIP code for Fairdale: 25839<4>

Communities Also Named Fairdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Fairdale - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2) and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fairdale.

Communities near Fairdale ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairdale ...

Looking for more information about Fairdale? 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 Fairdale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fairdale.

Adding Fairdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fairdale 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 Fairdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Fairdale post office opened in 1939.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairdale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Raleigh, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fairdale - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Fairdale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Fairdale 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 Fairdale). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fairdale 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/