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Welcome to Farmington ...

The city of Farmington is located in northwest New Mexico.

Farmington is located in San Juan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Farmington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Farmington has a population of 44,392 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Farmington is 5,490 feet [1,673 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Farmington is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Farmington lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Farmington and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Code for Farmington: 505

The ZIP codes for Farmington: 87401-87402, 87499<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Farmington had an population of 44,392 people. This is a decrease of 3.24% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 17.3% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Farmington had a population of 45,877 people (which is 156.08% of the total population of San Juan County). This makes Farmington the county's most populous community.

The population of Farmington represents 2.23% of the total population of New Mexico (which has 2,059,179 people), making it the state's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 45,877 people, the population of Farmington increased 21.23% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 37,844 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, Maine, Maryland (3), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, 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.fmtn.org/

Communities near Farmington ...

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

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 15 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 (so far) for Farmington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Farmington post office opened in 1879.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farmington.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including San Juan, 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 city (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).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Farmington includes: 87401 & 87402.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/