Local servicesHospitalFairmont Regional Medical Center11.4 miPost officeFairview Post Office3.0 miTown hallGrant Town - Town Hall6.5 miPoliceFairview Police Department3.0 miFire stationFairview Volunteer Fire Company and Emergency Management Service Station 353.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeFairmont State University11.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMorgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field MGW17 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT59 miInterstateI-7911 miUS highwayUS 2507.5 miAmtrakConnellsville, PA COV44 miLight railEngineeringMorgantown Personal Rapid Transit14 miCoachFairmont (Bus Shelter 1)Barons Bus Lines13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26570 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26570 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min5:53 am – 8:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 22 min7:38 am – 5:00 pm
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People3,350 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.01,284 householdsMedian household income $71,048Median home value $155,800Median rent $664 a month87% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $955 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.0% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 1,332 employedMain industries: education and health care 31%, manufacturing 14%, construction 12%Average commute 40 minutes77% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 19°F51 in of rain a yearwettest month July30 in of snow a year, on about 25 days15 days above 90°F, 141 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Burton station, 9 mi away; snow from Waynesburg 1 E
Nearby landmarksCatherines Knobpeak · under a mileDevines Knobpeak · 1.9 miJames Hillberry Springspring · 2.5 miBurl Spragg Springspring · 2.7 miLoveridge Mine Slurry Impoundmentreservoir · 2.8 miLoveridge Mine Impoundment Number Fivereservoir · 3.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPedlar Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.7 mi · 763 acresDents Run Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.6 mi · 1,261 acresLittle Indian Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.9 mi · 1,043 acresMason Dixon Historical Parkpark · 8.6 mi · 108 acresPricketts Fort State Parkstate park · 11.3 mi · 214 acresMason Dixon Parkpark · 8.9 mi · 116 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMarion County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 202589 of 120 days measured31 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 71main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Marion County monitors, WV
Internet at home74% of households have a broadband subscription47% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone21% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Fairviewserves 958 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Feb 2022: disinfection by-products, treatment technique34 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,462 ft446 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
