West Fairview, Pennsylvania

West Fairview, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place

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
Township	East Pennsboro
Area
• Total	0.34 sq mi (0.87 km²)
• Land	0.32 sq mi (0.83 km²)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²)
Elevation	360 ft (110 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,282
• Density	3,980/sq mi (1,536.5/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	17025 (Enola)
Area code(s)	717
FIPS code	42-82920
GNIS feature ID	1191019

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

General information

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

Geography

West Fairview is located on the eastern edge of Cumberland County and East Pennsboro Township at 40.273538° North, 76.916346° West (40.273538, -76.916346).^[2] It is on the west shore of the Susquehanna River facing Harrisburg, the state capital. It occupies a hilly peninsula of land between the Susquehanna to the east and Conodoguinet Creek to the south and west. U.S. Route 11/15 runs north-to-south through West Fairview, and Route 944 has its eastern terminus there on 11/15.

According to the United States Census Bureau, West Fairview has a total area of 0.34 square miles (0.87 km²), of which 0.32 square miles (0.83 km²) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km²), or 3.76%, is water.^[1]

History

This former borough is by far the oldest settlement of East Pennsboro Township. 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

References

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1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): West Fairview CDP, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

West Enola

West Fairview

Hampden Township

Wormleysburg, Camp Hill

Harrisburg

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 Shippensburg University West Fairview

Unincorporated communities	Bloserville Bowmansdale Caprivi Entlerville Grantham Lisburn Shepherdstown Sporting Hill Summerdale Wertzville Williams Grove

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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