Fairmount, Newark, New Jersey

A well-maintained Victorian House in Fairmount

Fairmount is an unincorporated community and neighborhood within the city of Newark in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the West Ward. Its population is mostly African American, of varying economic statuses. Central Avenue is the major street, though its commerce is considerably reduced from the Industrial Era heyday. The neighborhood is officially bounded by South Orange Avenue on the south, the Garden State Parkway on the west, Interstate 280 on the north, and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey on the east.

Major landmarks in Fairmount include Fairmount Cemetery, Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, and the old Pabst brewery (torn down during the mid-2000s). Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is easily visible from the Garden State Parkway. There is also the 1864 St. Barnabas Episcopal Church at West Market Street and Sussex Avenue.

Newark neighborhoods

North Ward	Broadway Forest Hill Mount Pleasant Roseville Seventh Avenue

South Ward	Clinton Hill Dayton Port Newark South Broad Valley Weequahic

Central Ward	Chinatown Downtown Four Corners Government Center Lincoln Park/The Coast Springfield/Belmont University Heights

East Ward	Five Corners The Ironbound

West Ward	Fairmount Ivy Hill Vailsburg West Side

Municipalities and communities of Essex County, New Jersey, United States

County seat: Newark

Cities	East Orange Newark

Boroughs	Caldwell Essex Fells Glen Ridge North Caldwell Roseland

Townships	Belleville Bloomfield Cedar Grove City of Orange Fairfield Irvington Livingston Maplewood Millburn Montclair Nutley South Orange Verona West Caldwell West Orange

CDPs and planned communities	Brookdale Halcyon Park Llewellyn Park Short Hills Silver Lake Upper Montclair

Coordinates: 40°44′54″N 74°11′51″W / 40.74833°N 74.19750°W / 40.74833; -74.19750

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