West Fairview, Pennsylvania

West Fairview
CDP
High Street
West Fairview Location within the state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°16′25″N 76°54′59″W / 40.27361°N 76.91639°W / 40.27361; -76.91639Coordinates: 40°16′25″N 76°54′59″W / 40.27361°N 76.91639°W / 40.27361; -76.91639
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Cumberland
Area
• Total	0.319 sq mi (0.827 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,282
• Density	4,000/sq mi (1,600/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	17025 (Enola post office)
Area code(s)	717

West Fairview, formerly a borough, is now a census-designated place (CDP) located along the Susquehanna River in East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a total population of 1,282.

General information

• Zip code: 17025 (Enola post office)
• Area code: 717

Geography

West Fairview is located at 40.273538° North, 76.916346° West (40.273538, -76.916346).^[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.513 square miles (0.827 km²), all of which is land. It is located on the west shore of the Susquehanna River facing Harrisburg. U.S. Route 11/15 runs north-to-south through West Fairview and Route 944 has its eastern terminus there on 11/15.

History

This former borough is by far the oldest of the East Pennsboro Township, Pennsylvania. The merger of the former Borough with East Pennsboro Township was spearheaded by Mr. & Mrs. Leonard A. Portzline of West Fairview. The couple 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.

An Alley In The Town

See also

• East Pennsboro Township

References

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Municipalities and communities of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States 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 CDPs Boiling Springs Enola Lower Allen Messiah College New Kingstown Plainfield Schlusser West Fairview Unincorporated communities Bloserville Bowmansdale Caprivi Entlerville Grantham Shepherdstown Sporting Hill Summerdale Wertzville Williams Grove Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties