Welcome to Fairmont City ...

The village of Fairmont City is primarily located in Saint Clair County<1>. A portion of Fairmont City extends into Madison County.

The location of Fairmont City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fairmont City has a population of 2,466 people<3> (see below for details).

Fairmont City is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Fairmont City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Fairmont City is located in the (618) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fairmont City had an population of 2,466 people. This is a decrease of 6.41% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.23% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fairmont City had a population of 2,635 people. This makes Fairmont City the county's 17th most populous community.

The population of Fairmont City represents 0.02% of the population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 444th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,635 people, the population of Fairmont City increased 8.17% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,436 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fairmont City.

Communities Also Named Fairmont City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fairmont City - it's located in Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fairmont City.

Communities near Fairmont City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fairmont City.

• Saint Louis
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <5>
• Florissant
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
  • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
• Belleville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
  • Belleville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <5>
• University City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
  • University City is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
• O'Fallon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
  • O'Fallon is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <5>
• Granite City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
  • Granite City is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite City <5>
• Kirkwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
  • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
• Alton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <5>
• Edwardsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Edwardsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <5>
• Hazelwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
  • Hazelwood is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazelwood <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fairmont City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fairmont City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fairmont City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairmont City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairmont City. See our Newspapers Page for Fairmont City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairmont City ...

Looking for more information about Fairmont City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fairmont City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fairmont City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairmont City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Clair County: www.co.st-clair.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov