Fairmount is a town in Grant County, Indiana, home to about 2,662 people across 1.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 46928.
Homes sold for a median of $104 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Fairmount; also Point Isabel
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| Nearest major airport | Indianapolis International Airport (IND)59 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA)46 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Indianapolis, IN51 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL143 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 2,682 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2000.
It’s the 189th largest of 693 towns in Indiana by population.
Grant County grew from 54,693 residents in 1900 to 66,674 in 2020.
Grant County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 42.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Elwood, IN weather station (13 miles away).
28,381 jobs at 1,261 businesses in Grant County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
8 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fairmount.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 2 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Dentists | 2 |
| Mental health providers | 2 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 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.
Libraries
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.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Madison-Grant United School Corp. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual Preparatory Academy of Indiana at Madison-Grant K-5Fairmount | K–5 | 219 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Park Elementary SchoolFairmount | 3–6 | 292 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Virtual Preparatory Academy of Indiana at Madison-Grant 6-8Fairmount | 6–8 | 258 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Madison-Grant Jr./Sr. High SchoolFairmount | 7–12 | 453 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Beacon Online Academy of Indiana at Madison-GrantFairmount | 9–12 | 83 | Alternative Education | 2.4 mi |
| Virtual Preparatory Academy of Indiana at Madison-Grant 9-12Fairmount | 9–12 | 489 | Public | 2.4 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Point Isabel.
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