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Fairmount’s story
177 years in pictures
The archive holds 3 maps from 1903 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1849Fairmount is settled
FairmountMD
1 bordering townMap →
Sudler's Conclusion · Photo: Douglas Barber, HABS photographer · Public domain
Population
440
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$146K
Census ACS
Household income
$52K
median
Median age
55.5
years
Land area
17 sq mi
Is Fairmount a good place to live?
28% of residents live below the poverty line in Fairmount, where Maryland’s towns sit at 7% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 3 of the 262 Maryland towns we compare have a higher age of the median resident than Fairmount. 47% of the land in Fairmount is conserved, against 9.5% in Maryland’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Fairmount Wildlife Management Area, 3,604 acres with 3.5 miles of trail. Fairmount has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Fairmount stand out
Where Fairmount beats most towns.
By the sea
Fairmount lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 19% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
19%of expected storm damage is coastal flooding
100thpercentile for coastal flood risk nationally
1storm & flood disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Getting set up
Moving to Fairmount: who provides what
Fairmount is unincorporated, so Somerset County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerDelmarva Power21.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterFairmount water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet2 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesSomerset CountySomerset County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Maryland you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereSomerset County Board of ElectionsSomerset County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2023
ZIP codes21871, 2186721871 81% · 21867 19%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fairmount.
Outdoors
Open space protected for good: nearly a third of Fairmount
Fairmount’s trail network density is 0.2 miles per square mile. Across 5 parks and preserves: 3.8 miles of trail.
46.9%conserved
46.9%
conserved · 5,112 of 10,898 acres
3.8 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fairmount Wildlife Management Area | 3.5 mi | 3,604 |
| 2. Chesapeake Forest | — | 376 |
| 3. DNR Held Conservation Easement | — | 187 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Work & commute
Fairmount sends most of its workers out of town
The top destinations are Salisbury (9%), Princess Anne (8%) and Easton (4%). The mean commuting time in Fairmount is 26 minutes. The median commute is under 32 miles.
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Fairmount0%
Salisbury9%
Princess Anne8%
Easton4%
Pocomoke City3%
32 mi
median commute distance
0
jobs based in Fairmount
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards
Compared with most of Maryland and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Fairmount is higher
Of the losses FEMA expects in Fairmount, 40% come from hurricanes and 19% from inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Fairmount once, in 2012. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities.
70risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
HurricanesInland floodingCoastal flooding
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Fairmount: four seasons and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 88° in July, and January nights bottom out around 29°; snowfall runs to about 8 inches a winter. Winters in Fairmount are mild and summers warm.
8″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter31–48°
Spring46–65°
Summer68–85°
Fall52–69°
Oct 30
typical first frost
Apr 10
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
More of Fairmount’s adults report frequent physical distress than in the typical Maryland or U.S. town
In Fairmount, 18% of adults smoke cigarettes. Against the Maryland average, Fairmount comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 17.
| Fairmount | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 12% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 11% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 23% | 25% |
32 measures vs. Maryland
1 better14 too close to call17 worse
| What stands out | Fairmount | MD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.2% | 76.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 11% | 5.9% |
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional
21.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Fairmount
17pages on Fairmount
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Fairmount
About 0 of every 100 Fairmount residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
Small town
440 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Frenchtown-RumblyFairmount
Landmarks
5 places in Fairmount on the National Register of Historic Places.
About Fairmount
CDP in Maryland, United States
Fairmount is a census-designated place (CDP) in Somerset County, Maryland, United States. The population was 537 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 17 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3 ft
Questions about Fairmount
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fairmount, MD a good place to live?
Fairmount has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.