About Fairmount
Fairmount is a small unincorporated community in southeastern Maryland.
Officially, Fairmount is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 12.26 square miles.
📰 Fairmount News Today
- Maryland opens applications for Deal Island, Fairmount waterfowl hunting permits WBOC TV · Aug 3
- Free grocery market opens in Prince George’s County AFRO News · Jun 26
- Free grocery store opens inside Prince George’s County library Maryland Matters · May 30
- Free grocery market set to open inside Prince George’s County library to fight food insecurity WUSA9 · May 27
- Waterfowl Hunting Schedule Set for 2025-26 Season at Deal Island and Fairmount Wildlife Management Area Impoundments Maryland.gov · Aug 5
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Fairmount Unique
- One of 8 places in the US named Fairmount — but the Maryland 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 southeastern Maryland, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Fairmount
- Caddyshack Grille
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fairmount
- Chesapeake Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Fairmount Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Upper Hill Park reviews ★
- Academy Grove Historic District reviews ★
- Browkaw, Nancy W. Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program E · Nature reserve reviews ★
- DNR Held Conservation Easement · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Endlich, Karl H. And Margaet Conservation Reserve Enhancemen · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Raccoon Point Park reviews ★
- Ring Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Easement · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Wylie Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Easement · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Fairmount
- Somerset 6/7 Intermediate School
- Somerset County Technical High School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaryland
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area12.26 sq mi
Coordinates38.1098, -75.8206