Fairmount, North Dakota

Fairmount, North Dakota
Motto: 
Where the Sun Shines First in North Dakota
Location of Fairmount, North Dakota
Coordinates: 46°03′17″N 96°36′10″W / 46.05472°N 96.60278°W / 46.05472; -96.60278
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyRichland
Founded1884
Area
  Total
0.33 sq mi (0.86 km2)
  Land0.33 sq mi (0.86 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
984 ft (300 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
343
  Estimate 
(2022)
337
  Density1,036.25/sq mi (399.74/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
58030
Area code701
FIPS code38-25300
GNIS feature ID1036029

Fairmount is a city in Richland County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 343 at the 2020 census. Fairmount was founded in 1884. It is part of the Wahpeton, ND–MN Micropolitan Statistical Area.

In July 1884, a tornado destroyed the schoolhouse in Fairmount. Fifteen students were injured, and the teacher's leg was fractured.