Fairmont, West Virginia

About Fairmont

Fairmont, WV is a close-knit town located in northeastern West Virginia, home to 18,063 residents as of the latest Census estimates. It ranks as the 8th largest city in West Virginia.

Fairmont holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 8.6 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,100 residents per square mile.

📰 Fairmont News Today

• Main Street Fairmont, Master Gardeners hold 17th Annual Tomato Festival WV News · Aug 18
• Man arrested for murder in Fairmont WDTV 5 · Aug 17
• Detroit man charged in Fairmont shooting death WV MetroNews · Aug 17
• Billy Eugene Wooten, III Obituary | Carpenter & Ford Funeral Home | Fairmont, WV Tribute Archive · Aug 18
• Pierpont officials look to October to break ground on new aviation hangar classroom Times West Virginian · Aug 18

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Fairmont Unique

• A top-25 city in West Virginia by population (#8 of 230 incorporated places).
• One of 6 places in the US named Fairmont — but the West Virginia one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northeastern West Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 18,063.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Fairmont

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Fairmont

• Fox's Pizza Den — sandwich
• Parkside Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• ATT hotdogs — burger
• Coffee Hut (café)
• Country Club Bakery
• Delicious Hotdogs
• Fujiyama
• Grandma's House
• Hoops Cafe — wings (café)
• Ken’s Chinese Restraunt

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Arcade-O-Mania · Arcade
• Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center · Museum
• LumberjAxe · Arcade
• Marion County Historical Society · Museum
• Splash Park · Water park
• Telephone Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fairmont

• Palatine Park reviews ★
• 5th Street Park reviews ★
• Bellview Park reviews ★
• Bunners Ridge Park reviews ★
• Connector Playground reviews ★
• East Fairmont Mini Park reviews ★
• East Marion Park reviews ★
• Fairmont East-West Stadium reviews ★
• Norwood Park reviews ★
• Twelfth Street Municipal Swimming Pool reviews ★
• Windmill Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Fairmont

• Barnes Learning Center (Alc)
• East Dale Elementary School
• East Fairmont High School
• East Fairmont Middle School
• East Park Elementary School
• Fairmont Senior High School
• Jayenne Elementary School
• Watson Elementary School
• West Fairmont Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Fairmont

🏘️ Nearby Communities