Fairmount, Georgia
Fairmount, Georgia | |
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Fairmount City Hall | |
Location in Gordon County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 34°26′19″N 84°41′58″W / 34.43861°N 84.69944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Gordon |
| Incorporated (town) | January 1, 1897 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1927 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.83 sq mi (4.73 km2) |
| • Land | 1.83 sq mi (4.73 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 745 ft (227 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 772 |
| • Density | 422.7/sq mi (163.22/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 30139 |
| Area codes | 706/762 and 770/678/470 |
| FIPS code | 13-28492 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0355758 |
| Website | fairmountga |
Fairmount is a city in Gordon County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Fairmount had a population of 772. Gordon County is home to New Echota, which was once the Cherokee Nation's capital. It was the origin of the Cherokee written language and newspaper, the Cherokee Phoenix.
The city is located near the southern end of the Blue Ridge Mountains and Chattahoochee National Forest.