Fairlea, West Virginia | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) | |
Location of Fairlea, West Virginia |
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Coordinates: 37°46′48″N 80°27′31″W / 37.78000°N 80.45861°WCoordinates: 37°46′48″N 80°27′31″W / 37.78000°N 80.45861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Greenbrier |
Area | |
• Total | 3.7 sq mi (9.6 km2) |
• Land | 3.7 sq mi (9.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 2,169 ft (661 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,747 |
• Density | 470/sq mi (180/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 24902 |
Area code(s) | 304 |
FIPS code | 54-26428 |
GNIS feature ID | 1554429 |
Fairlea is a census-designated place (CDP) in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,747 at the 2010 census. Fairlea is the location of the annual West Virginia State Fair, held in August.
Fairlea is located at 37°46′48″N 80°27′31″W / 37.779967°N 80.458538°W (37.779967, -80.458538).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,706 people, 770 households, and 428 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 461.8 people per square mile (178.5/km2). There were 861 housing units at an average density of 233.1/sq mi (90.1/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.66% White, 1.17% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.76% Asian, 0.35% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.41% of the population.