Fairmount is a city in Gordon County, Georgia, home to about 1,279 people across 1.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 30139.
Homes sold for a median of $179 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Fairmount. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)57 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | DeKalb Peachtree Airport (PDK)45 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Atlanta, GA49 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL536 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.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Fairmount had 772 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.
It’s the 350th largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.
Gordon County grew from 14,119 residents in 1900 to 57,544 in 2020.
Gordon County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 58.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Jasper 1 Nnw, GA weather station (15 miles away).
21,731 jobs at 1,097 businesses in Gordon County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fairmount.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Dentists | 1 |
|---|---|
| Pharmacies | 1 |
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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile 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.
Public schools here are run by Gordon County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmount Elementary SchoolFairmount | Pre-K–5 | 366 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Academy at Double H RanchFairmount | K | 21 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 6.9 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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