Fairmount, Indiana

Fairmount, Indiana
Town
Town of Fairmount
Downtown Fairmount
Downtown Fairmount
Location of Fairmount in Grant County, Indiana.
Location of Fairmount in Grant County, Indiana.
Coordinates: 40°25′02″N 85°38′52″W / 40.41722°N 85.64778°W / 40.41722; -85.64778
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyGrant
TownshipFairmount
Government
 • TypeTown council
Area
 • Total1.59 sq mi (4.11 km2)
 • Land1.59 sq mi (4.11 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
866 ft ([2] m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,682
 • Density1,691.05/sq mi (652.90/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EST)
ZIP code
46928
Area code765
FIPS code18-22432[3]
GNIS feature ID2396931[2]
Websitehttp://www.fairmount-in.com/

Fairmount is a town in Fairmount Township, Grant County in the east central part of the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 2,954 at the 2010 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.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairmount, Indiana
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.