Fairmount Maryland Map

About Fairmount, Maryland

Fairmount is a locality in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 408. The population density is 12.9 people per km². Fairmount is located at 38.1098°N, 75.8206°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 21773, 21871.

Fairmount occupies a quiet expanse of the interior landscape, defined by a terrain that rises with deliberate purpose toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies 7.7 miles southeast of Washington, MD (from Washington, MD: bearing 133°T), and is situated 9.9 miles southeast of Hagerstown. The earth here holds a dense, clay-heavy character, supporting fields that stretch toward the horizon where the Appalachian National Scenic Trail traces its long, winding path through the local woods. Little Beaver Creek meanders through the low ground a mile away, its movement marking the slow, seasonal pulse of a countryside that avoids the frantic pace of the urban corridor. When the light shifts toward dusk, the shadows cast by the trees lengthen across the fields, lending the land a singular, muted clarity that turns the common gray of the soil into something resembling weathered slate.

Fairmount maintains a character forged by a long history of agrarian labor and the steady, unpretentious trade that defines life in this slice of the Piedmont. The local economy has moved away from its earliest roots, yet the remnants of an older, industrious era remain in the sturdy construction of the buildings and the layout of the roads that serve the surrounding farms. While the serenity of the region is punctuated by the presence of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, the daily rhythm of Fairmount is dictated by the quiet persistence of its residents and the cyclical demands of the harvest. Those who wander toward the horizon might find the waters of Fishing Creek Reservoir resting in the distance, a calm presence that mirrors the stillness of the afternoon air. It is a place that asks for little, offering instead a sense of permanence in a world that often prefers the ephemeral.

About This Fairmount Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairmount, Maryland. Coordinates: 38.109765, -75.820564. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Fairmount includes the ZIP code (21773, 21871), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Frederick County (Frederick), and school district assignment (Somerset County Public Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.