West Fairview, Pennsylvania

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

West Fairview is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. As of the 1990 census, the CDP had a total population of 584.

Contents

[edit] General Information

  • Zip code: 17025
  • Area code: 717

[edit] Geography

West Fairview is located at 40°27'25" North, 76°91'0" West (40.273538, -76.916346)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.827 km² (0.513 mi²). 0.0 km² (0.0 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

[edit] History

Prior to January 1, 1998, West Fairview was an incorporated borough. The merger of the former Borough with East Pennsboro Township was spearheaded by Mr. Leonard Portzline of West Fairview. He and other citizens were interested in the pursuit of greater cost-effectiveness, efficiency, and improvement in the delivery of local governmental services. The merger has become a model used by other communities across the state.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links


Municipalities and Communities of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
(County Seat: Carlisle)
Boroughs Camp Hill | Carlisle | Lemoyne | Mechanicsburg | Mount Holly Springs | New Cumberland | Newburg | Newville | Shippensburg | Shiremanstown | Wormleysburg
Townships Cooke | Dickinson | East Pennsboro | Hampden | Hopewell | Lower Allen | Lower Frankford | Lower Mifflin | Middlesex | Monroe | North Middleton | North Newton | Penn | Shippensburg | Silver Spring | South Middleton | South Newton | Southampton | Upper Allen | Upper Frankford | Upper Mifflin | West Pennsboro
Communities and CDPs Boiling Springs | Enola | Grantham | Lower Allen | New Kingstown | Plainfield | Schlusser | Summerdale | West Fairview
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../w/e/s/West_Fairview%2C_Pennsylvania_f07c.html"