Fairmount, Colorado

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{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Fairmount, Colorado

| settlement_type = Census Designated Place

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| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Colorado}}

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Jefferson County

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| government_type = unincorporated community

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| area_total_km2 = 16.267

| area_land_km2 = 15.758

| area_water_km2 = 0.509

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| population_as_of = 2020

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| population_total = 9324

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| timezone = MST

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| timezone_DST = MDT

| utc_offset_DST = -6

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| elevation_ft = 5591

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| postal_code = 80403

| area_codes = 303 & 720

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Fairmount is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Fairmount CDP was 9,324 at the United States Census 2010. ZIP code 80403 applies to addresses in Fairmount.

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 {{convert|8|mi|0}} into Denver.

The Fairmount CDP has an area of {{convert|16.267|km2|acres|order=flip}}, including {{convert|0.509|km2|acres|order=flip}} of water.

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the {{nowrap|Fairmount CDP}} for the {{nowrap|United States Census 2010.}}

{{Historical populations

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|2010|7,559

|2020|9324

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Education

Fairmount is served by the Jefferson County Public Schools.

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See also

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