Fairmount, Colorado
Fairmount, Colorado | |
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Location of the Fairmount CDP in Jefferson County, Colorado. | |
Fairmount Location of the Fairmount CDP, Colorado. Fairmount Fairmount (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 39°47′35″N 105°10′16″W / 39.7931°N 105.1712°W[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Jefferson[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | unincorporated community |
| • Body | Jefferson County[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.281 sq mi (16.267 km2) |
| • Land | 6.084 sq mi (15.758 km2) |
| • Water | 0.197 sq mi (0.509 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,591 ft (1,704 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 9,324 |
| • Density | 1,532/sq mi (591.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[5] | golden 80403 |
| Area codes | 303/720/983 |
| GNIS CDP ID | 2583234 |
| FIPS code | 08-25550 |
Fairmount is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Fairmount CDP was 9,324 at the United States Census 2020.[4]
History
Fairmount has never had its own post office.[6] The Golden, Colorado, post office (ZIP code 80403) serves the area.[5]
Geography
Fairmount is bordered to the north by Arvada, to the east by Wheat Ridge, to the south by unincorporated Applewood, and to the west by Golden and undeveloped land on North Table Mountain.
The southeast corner of the Fairmount CDP touches Interstate 70, which leads east 8 miles (13 km) into Denver.
At the 2020 United States Census, the Fairmount CDP had an area of 4,020 acres (16.267 km2), including 126 acres (0.509 km2) of water.[3]
Demographics
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Fairmount CDP for the United States Census 2010.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7,559 | — |
| 2020 | 9,324 | +23.3% |
| Source: United States Census Bureau | ||
Education
Fairmount is served by the Jefferson County Public Schools.
See also
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
- Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area
- Front Range Urban Corridor
- List of census-designated places in Colorado
- List of populated places in Colorado
References
- ^ a b "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
- ^ a b "Fairmount, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
- ^ a b "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Fairmount CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
- ^ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.