Fairmount Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,207 at the 2020 census. Fairmount Township is home to Ricketts Glen State Park. The park receives tens of thousands of visitors each year.

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Wilkes-Barre General HospitalWilkes-Barre · 20.6 mi · ER

Shickshinny Health CenterShickshinny · 11.2 mi · sliding-scale fees

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Nearest: Mill Memorial LibraryNanticoke · 15.2 miles · 44 hrs a week

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Locator map of Fairmount — Wikimedia Commons · Map: US Census, as cropped /edited by Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), color added to highlight township by Dincher · CC BY-SA 3.0

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