Local servicesHospitalSidney Health Center12.8 miPost officeFairview Post Office6.5 miTown hallFairview City Hall6.4 miPoliceFairview Police Department6.4 miFire stationFairview Volunteer Fire Department6.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSidney - Richland Regional Airport SDY14 miUS highwayUS 217 miAmtrakWolf Point, MT WPT70 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 59221 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 59221 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 2 min4:57 am – 8:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 23 min7:43 am – 4:06 pm
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People1,878 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.1813 householdsMedian household income $65,625Median home value $235,100Median rent $880 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,604 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting7.0% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 885 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 25%, education and health care 21%, transport, warehousing and utilities 12%Average commute 23 minutes85% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 7% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 27°F, lows 7°F16 in of rain a year, on about 36 dayswettest month June30 in of snow a year, on about 24 days30 days above 90°F, 178 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sidney station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksSimon Springspring · 3.2 miNohly Lakelake · 7.7 miAntelope Buttepeak · 7.1 miBourgeois House Visitor Centervisitor center · 9.0 miBodmer Trailheadtrailhead · 9.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSnowden Bridge Fishing Access Sitestate recreation area · 7.7 miFort Union Trading Post National Historic Sitehistoric site · 8.6 mi · 69 acresOchsstate conservation land · 8.9 mi · 971 acresDiamond Willow Fishing Access Sitestate recreation area · 11.1 mi · 80 acresNeustate conservation land · 10.2 mi · 487 acresOverlookstate conservation land · 12.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 5 Sep 197534 mi away, near Froid, MontanaMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 25 Feb 201446 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowRichland County, MT, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025217 of 273 days measured49 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 3 unhealthy daysMedian index 40, worst day 165main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Richland County monitors, MT
Internet at home71% of households have a broadband subscription48% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone22% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterTown of Fairviewserves 1,000 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,129 ft649 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
