Town guide

Fairmount, Colorado

Fairmount is a community in Jefferson County, Colorado, home to about 9,902 people across 6.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 80002 and 80403.

Homes sold for a median of $333 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population9,9021,629 per sq mi
Median home value$827,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$333Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking21%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Fairmount

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Fairmount

Distances

Nearest major airportDenver International Airport (DEN)29 miles away
Closer regional airportRocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC)9 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Denver, CO19 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Phoenix, AZ575 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Fairmount; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Fairmount

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Fairmount had 9,324 residents in the 2020 census, up 23% since 2010.

It’s the 71st largest of 472 towns in Colorado by population.

Jefferson County grew from 9,306 residents in 1900 to 582,910 in 2020.

Fairmount population by census2010: 7,559, 2020: 9,3247,55920109,3242020

Jefferson County, 1900–2020

Jefferson County population, 1900 to 20201900: 9,306, 1910: 14,231, 1920: 14,400, 1930: 21,810, 1940: 30,725, 1950: 55,687, 1960: 127,520, 1970: 233,031, 1980: 371,753, 1990: 438,430, 2000: 527,056, 2010: 534,543, 2020: 582,9109K’00’1014K’20’3031K’40’50128K’60’70372K’80’90527K’00’10583K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 18.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 63 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near FairmountJan: high 45°F, low 23°F, 0.7 in; Feb: high 46°F, low 22°F, 0.9 in; Mar: high 54°F, low 29°F, 1.7 in; Apr: high 60°F, low 35°F, 2.5 in; May: high 69°F, low 45°F, 3 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 55°F, 1.7 in; Jul: high 87°F, low 61°F, 1.7 in; Aug: high 84°F, low 59°F, 1.8 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 51°F, 1.8 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 39°F, 1.3 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 30°F, 0.9 in; Dec: high 45°F, low 23°F, 0.7 in45°23°Jan0.746°22°Feb0.954°29°Mar1.760°35°Apr2.569°45°May3.081°55°Jun1.787°61°Jul1.784°59°Aug1.876°51°Sep1.864°39°Oct1.353°30°Nov0.945°23°Dec0.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ralston Rsvr, CO weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Jefferson County

210,701 jobs at 17,999 businesses in Jefferson County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Jefferson CountyRetail trade: 30,504 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 29,926 jobs; Professional services: 26,570 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 25,657 jobs; Construction: 16,519 jobs; Finance and insurance: 15,098 jobs; Administrative and support: 12,752 jobs; Other services: 10,997 jobsRetail trade 15% Health care and social assistance 14% Professional services 13% Hotels and restaurants 12% Construction 8% Finance and insurance 7% Administrative and support 6% Other services 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

589 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fairmount’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Intermountain Health Lutheran HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Wheat Ridge7.9 miles
  • Orthocolorado Hosp at St. Anthony Med CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · Lakewood8.4 miles
  • Centura Health-St. Anthony HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Lakewood8.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors46
Specialist doctors44
Dentists35
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants156
Mental health providers200
Physical and occupational therapists87
Optometrists5
Chiropractors16
Pharmacies5

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Fairmount

Parks (5 nearby)

  • Long Lake Regional Park · 310 acres1.1 mi
  • Bird's Nest Disc Golf Course · 53 acres1.4 mi
  • Applemeadows Park · 6 acres0.8 mi
  • Table Mountain Park · 2 acres1.3 mi
  • Tucker Lake Open Space Park1.8 mi

Grocery stores

  • King Soopers2.9 mi
  • Sprouts Farmers Market3.1 mi
  • Safeway4.3 mi
  • King Soopers4.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Walgreens3.0 mi
  • King Soopers Pharmacy4.5 mi
  • Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy5.1 mi
  • Walgreens5.1 mi

Libraries

  • Golden Branch Jefferson County Public Library4.0 mi
  • Arthur Lakes Library4.3 mi

Museums

  • Cussler Museum3.1 mi
  • Colorado Railroad Museum3.4 mi
  • Golden History Museum4.0 mi
  • The Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum4.3 mi
  • Buffalo Bill Memorial Museum5.6 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Rotary amphitheatre4.0 mi
  • Miners Alley Performing Arts Center4.1 mi
  • Outdoor Amphitheater4.1 mi
  • Foothills Art Center4.3 mi
  • Foothills Art Center4.3 mi

Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Fairmount

Public schools here are run by Jefferson County School District No. R-1, Gilpin County School District No. Re-1, State Charter School Institute. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (10)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Compass Montessori - Golden Charter SchoolGoldenPre-K–12425Charter3.3 mi
Foster Dual Language PK-8ArvadaPre-K–8454Public8.1 mi
Gilpin County Elementary SchoolBlack HawkPre-K–5192Public15.7 mi
Jefferson Academy Coal Creek CanyonGoldenPre-K–859Charter9.2 mi
Fairmount Elementary SchoolGoldenK–5601Public3.1 mi
Lawrence Elementary SchoolArvadaK–5412Public7.5 mi
Mitchell Elementary SchoolGoldenK–5478Public3.6 mi
Prospect AcademyArvada4–894Charter6.5 mi
Drake Junior High SchoolArvada6–81,002Public4.8 mi
Gilpin County Undivided High SchoolBlack Hawk6–12200Public15.7 mi
Private schools (6)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Cornerstone MontessoriGoldenPre-K–K11Nonsectarian3.2 mi
Peace Lutheran Early Learning CenterArvadaPre-K–K4Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod6.8 mi
St Joan of Arc Early Learning CenterArvadaPre-K–K39Roman Catholic4.5 mi
Shrine of St Anne SchoolArvadaK–8216Roman Catholic7.8 mi
Forge Christian High SchoolArvada9–12252Christian (no specific denomination)7.5 mi
Forge Christian High SchoolArvada9–12257Christian (no specific denomination)7.5 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Arvada, Golden, Coal Creek, Wheat Ridge and Berkley.

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