Map of Fairchance borough

Fairchance is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,889 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 1,975 tabulated in 2010. It is served by the Albert Gallatin Area School District.

Fairchance borough overview:
Name:	Fairchance borough
LSAD Code:	21
LSAD Description:	borough (suffix)
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Fayette County
Total Area:	1.19 sq mi (3.07 km²)
Land Area:	1.19 sq mi (3.07 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	1,890
Population Density:	1,592.25/sq mi (614.84/km²)
FIPS code:	4224536

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Geography

Fairchance is located in south-central Fayette County at 39°49′26″N 79°45′17″W / 39.82389°N 79.75472°W / 39.82389; -79.75472 (39.823970, -79.754800). It sits at the western base of Chestnut Ridge, the westernmost major ridge of the Appalachian Mountains in this area.

Pennsylvania Route 43, the Mon–Fayette Expressway, passes just west of the borough limits, with access from Exit 8 (Big 6 Road). The toll highway leads north 7 miles (11 km) to Uniontown, the county seat, and southwest 19 miles (31 km) to Morgantown, West Virginia. Pennsylvania Route 857 passes through the center of Fairchance as Morgantown Street.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.20 square miles (3.11 km), all land.