Fairview is a town in Union County, North Carolina, United States.

[5] Fairview has one elementary school, one service station, a volunteer fire department, a small chain dollar store, and a community park.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,463 people, 1,451 households, and 1,046 families residing in the town.

Tyler Knob is the highest point at 849 feet at its peak, sitting on the Fairview-Unionville town line.

The Rocky River runs through Fairview along the higher foothills of the Uwharrie Mountains.