Fairmount Community
Where the sun shines first on North Dakota
Fairmount, ND is a great place to live. Close enough to the big cities yet far enough to be out of the congestion. Fairmount is 15 miles from Wahpeton, 35 miles from Fergus Falls, MN, and 70 miles from Fargo, ND.
Fairmount has a Cenex station where you can get your car filled with gas, have your tires rotated, buy that part to fix the kitchen sink and pick up supper for the family. We have Steffens Insurance Agency and The Fairmount Insurance Agency Inc, 2 eating establishments (Doug’s and the 1901 Club), the Fairmount Locker Plant, People’s State Bank, US Post Office, a Truck Shop, 3 Churches (Lutheran, Methodist, and Catholic) and much more.
Fairmount has a K-12 Public School with all of the latest technology. New high tech interactive boards, computers in every classroom. Fairmount Public School has ITV classes, dual credit courses, Vo-tech options, and Independent Study classes.
Population (year 2000): 406. Estimated population in July 2005: 386 (-4.9% change)
Males: 199 (49.0%), Females: 207 (51.0%)
Zip code: 58030
Median resident age: 38.6 years
Median household income: $37,143 (year 2000)
Median house value: $38,300 (year 2000)