Fairmont, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina Population (2000): 2604 Housing Units (2000): 1186 Land area (2000): 2.222964 sq. miles (5.757451 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.004658 sq. miles (0.012063 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.227622 sq. miles (5.769514 sq. km) FIPS code: 22360 Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37 Location: 34.498004 N, 79.114713 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Fairmont, NC Fairmont