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Welcome to Farmington Falls ...

Farmington Falls is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Farmington Falls, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Farmington Falls is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Farmington Falls lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Farmington Falls: 207

The ZIP code for Farmington Falls: 04940<3>

Communities near Farmington Falls ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Farmington Falls.

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 Farmington Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Farmington Falls.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Farmington Falls. 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 Farmington Falls.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farmington Falls ...

Looking for more information about Farmington Falls? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Farmington Falls, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Farmington Falls.

Adding Farmington Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Farmington Falls in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Farmington Falls was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Farmington Falls in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farmington Falls.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Farmington Falls - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Farmington Falls). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Farmington Falls or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.