Fairmount, Indiana
Fairmount, Indiana | |
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Town | |
| Town of Fairmount | |
Downtown Fairmount | |
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Location of Fairmount in Grant County, Indiana. | |
| Coordinates: 40°25′02″N 85°38′52″W / 40.41722°N 85.64778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Grant |
| Township | Fairmount |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town council |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.59 sq mi (4.11 km2) |
| • Land | 1.59 sq mi (4.11 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 866 ft (264 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,682 |
• Estimate (2025) | 2,673 |
| • Density | 1,691/sq mi (652.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EST) |
| ZIP code | 46928 |
| Area code | 765 |
| FIPS code | 18-22432 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2396931 |
| Website | www |
Fairmount is a town in Fairmount Township, Grant County in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 2,682 at the 2020 census. It is 55 miles (88 km) northeast of Indianapolis. Largely a bedroom community for nearby Marion, Fairmount is best known as the boyhood home of actor James Dean, who is buried there.