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Welcome to Farmington ...

Farmington is located in Franklin County<1> and is the County Seat for Franklin County.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Farmington has a population of 7,655 people<2> (see below for details).

Farmington is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Farmington: 207

The ZIP code for Farmington: 04938<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Farmington had an population of 7,655 people. This is a decrease of 1.35% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Farmington had a population of 7,760 people (or 25.26% of the total population of Franklin County). This makes Farmington the county's most populous community.

The population of Farmington represents 0.58% of the total population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 38th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,760 people, the population of Farmington increased 4.72% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 7,410 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Farmington.

Communities Also Named Farmington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 59 communities that are also named Farmington - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (4), Illinois (5), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maryland (3), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (3), Texas, Utah, Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Farmington.

Websites for Farmington ...

Official Website: www.farmington-maine.org/

Communities near Farmington ...

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

  • Madison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Madison is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <6>
  • Jay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Wilton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Wilton is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,929 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <6>
  • Norridgewock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norridgewock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norridgewock
    • Norridgewock is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,227 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norridgewock <6>
  • Livermore Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Dixfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Anson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Vernon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Peru
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peru. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Peru is located in Oxford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,509 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <6>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Peru
    • From Farmington to Peru
  • New Sharon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sharon
    • New Sharon is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Sharon <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Farmington. Our list includes 19 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Farmington.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farmington ...

Looking for more information about Farmington? 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, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Farmington.

Adding Farmington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Farmington 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 was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Farmington 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.

The official website for Farmington: www.farmington-maine.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Farmington.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Farmington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Farmington or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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