Fairdealing is an

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and

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located in northeastern Ripley County in southeastern

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, the community had a population of 543. It is located along U.S. Route 160, approximately southwest of

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. A post office has been in operation at Fairdealing since 1883. Several traditions attempt to explain the name.

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Census-designated places in Ripley County, Missouri Census-designated places in Missouri Unincorporated communities in Ripley County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{RipleyCountyMO-geo-stub