Welcome to Farson ...

Farson is located in Sweetwater County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Farson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

Farson is 6,590 feet [2,009 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Farson is 1¼ mile [or 2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Farson: 307

The ZIP code for Farson: 82932<3>

Communities Also Named Farson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Farson - it's located in Iowa.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farson ...

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

Adding Farson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Farson 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 Farson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Farson post office opened in 1909.

We also found Farson on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wyoming (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farson.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Sweetwater, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Farson - 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 Farson). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Farson or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/