Fairmount is a community in Somerset County, Maryland, home to about 440 people across 12 square miles. Its ZIP code is 21867, and parts of 21871 are in Fairmount too.
Homes sold for a median of $189 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
All in Fairmount
Part is in Fairmount, part in Frenchtown-Rumbly and West Pocomoke
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 | Norfolk International Airport (ORF)87 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY)21 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Washington, DC88 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA136 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 408 residents in the 2020 census, down 24% since 2000.
It’s the 392nd largest of 527 towns in Maryland by population.
Somerset County grew from 25,923 residents in 1900 to 24,620 in 2020.
Somerset County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 43.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 8 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wallops Island Flight Fac, VA weather station (19 miles away).
4,141 jobs at 360 businesses in Somerset County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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Shares ZIP codes with Frenchtown-Rumbly and West Pocomoke.
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