Fairview, Erie County, Pennsylvania

Fairview
Unincorporated community
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Erie
Township Fairview
Elevation 794 ft (242 m) [1]
Coordinates  [1]
Settled 1797 (1797) [2]
 - Incorporated 1868 [2]
 - Unincorporated January 1998 (1998-01)
Timezone Eastern (UTC-5)
 - summer (DST) Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP code 16415
Area code 814
Location of Fairview in Pennsylvania

Fairview is an unincorporated community in central Fairview Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is served by the 16415 zip code and the Fairview School District. It was incorporated as a separate borough in 1868 with an area of about a square mile and a population of roughly 400. After a referendum in 1994, it was decided to dissolve the borough; dissolution was completed in January 1998.[3] However, Fairview is still a distinct community, taking most of Fairview Township's population.

References

  1. ^ a b "Fairview". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1192443. Retrieved May 24, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b Hottenstein, JoAnne; Welch, Sibyl (1965). "Erie County" (PDF). Incorporation dates of Pennsylvania municipalities. Harrisburg: Bureau of Municipal Affairs, Pennsylvania Department of Internal Affairs. pp. 59–60. http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/counties/pdfs/Erie.pdf. Retrieved May 23, 2011. 
  3. ^ 1990s Boundary Changes Geographic Change Notes: Pennsylvania, United States Census Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2011-03-30.
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