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.
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). 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.
History
This former borough is by far the oldest settlement of East Pennsboro Township.
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- 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
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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West Fairview 
