| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Fayette |
| Township | Wharton |
| Unit pref | Imperial |
| Area total | 6.70 km² |
| Area land | 6.59 km² |
| Area water | 0.11 km² |
| Population as of | 2020 |
| Population total | 735 |
| Population density | 111.51 km² |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| Time zone (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Elevation | 1831 ft |
| Coordinates | 39°48′28″N 79°34′1″W |
| ZIP Code | 15437 |
| Area codes | 724, 878 |
| FIPS code | 42-25280 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1174626 |
| Area total | 2.59 sq mi |
| Area land | 2.54 sq mi |
| Area water | 0.04 sq mi |
| Population density | 288.80 sq mi |
Farmington is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Wharton Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
Farmington is located along U.S. Route 40, the National Road, approximately 60 miles (97 km) southeast of Pittsburgh, and is the closest settlement to Fort Necessity National Battlefield. It is also home to Historic Summit Inn Resort, the four-star Nemacolin Woodlands Resort and the New Meadow Run and Spring Valley Bruderhofs, two of a group of international Christian communities[1] with about 200 members in each.[2] As of the 2010 census, the population of Farmington was 767.[3]
Geography
Farmington is located in northeastern Wharton Township at geographical coordinates 39° 48′ 28″ North, 79° 34′ 1″ West (39.807220, -79.566154). Via U.S. Route 40, Uniontown, the Fayette County seat, is 12 miles (19 km) to the northwest, and Cumberland, Maryland, is 50 miles (80 km) to the southeast. Pittsburgh is 60 miles (97 km) to the northwest via US 40 and Pennsylvania Route 51.
The U.S. Postal Service ZIP Code for Farmington is 15437.
Notable residents
- William K. Naylor, US Army brigadier general, retired in Farmington[4][5]
See also
- Farmington Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania
- Farmington Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania
- Farmington Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania
- Mertztown, Pennsylvania, which includes a small village named Farmington
References
- ^ "Bruderhof Communities - GAMEO". gameo.org. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- ^ Dreher, Rod. "Life Among The Bruderhof". The American Conservative. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Farmington CDP, Pennsylvania". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ Naylor, W. K. (14 June 1941). "Letters: Legion of Honor". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. 12. – via Newspapers.com
- ^ Marquis, Albert Nelson (ed.) (1928). Who's Who In America. Vol. 15. Chicago: A. N. Marquis Company. p. 1551. – via Google Books