About Fairmount
Fairmount, CO is a small unincorporated community located in northern Colorado.
Fairmount holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 6.08 square miles.
📰 Fairmount News Today
- Fairmount Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
- Famous Criminals Buried in Colorado Westword · May 24
- Joseph Roy Dunbar Obituary (2026) - Littleton, CO - Fairmount Funeral Home, Cemetery & Crematory Legacy obituary · Jun 10
- The history of Denver's Fairmount Cemetery 9News · Oct 30
- First US floating solar tracker under construction in Colorado - Offshore-Energy.biz Offshore-Energy.biz · Aug 29
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Fairmount Unique
- One of 8 places in the US named Fairmount — but the Colorado one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northern Colorado, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Easy reach of Arvada (3 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Fairmount
- Bada Bing Restraunt — italian
- Billy D's Coffee (café)
- El Senor Sol
- Rib City Grill
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Colorado Railroad Museum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fairmount
- Applemeadows Park reviews ★
- Arapahoe Park reviews ★
- Bird's Nest Disc Golf Course reviews ★
- Broad Lake Park reviews ★
- Fairmont Park reviews ★
- Long Lake Regional Park reviews ★
- Meadowbrook Village Park reviews ★
- Sunrise Ridge reviews ★
- Table Mountain Park reviews ★
- Tony Grampas Memorial Sports Complex reviews ★
- VanBIbber Open Space reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateColorado
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area6.08 sq mi
Coordinates39.7926, -105.1712