Fairlea, West Virginia

About Fairlea

Fairlea is a small unincorporated community in southern West Virginia.

Fairlea holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.74 square miles.

📰 Fairlea News Today

• State Fair of West Virginia opens its second century - WOAY-TV WOAY-TV · Aug 13
• Bull Riding Returns to the 101st West Virginia State Fair WVVA · Aug 13
• GVMC labor & delivery unit closing in April, Morrisey will not intervene The Real WV · Mar 18
• Fairlea Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Why is the State Fair of West Virginia held in Fairlea? WVNS · Apr 30

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Fairlea Unique

• The only place in America named Fairlea — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern West Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Fairlea

• Carlito's Mexican
• Golden Garden

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• State Fair of West Virginia

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fairlea

• Modlin Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Fairlea

🏘️ Nearby Communities