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Farmington, Pennsylvania
Farmington, Pennsylvania is located in Pennsylvania
Farmington, Pennsylvania
Farmington, Pennsylvania
Location in Pennsylvania
Farmington, Pennsylvania is located in the United States
Farmington, Pennsylvania
Farmington, Pennsylvania
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Fayette
Township Wharton
Area
 • Total 2.59 sq mi (6.70 km2)
 • Land 2.54 sq mi (6.59 km2)
 • Water 0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)
Elevation
1,831 ft (558 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 735
 • Density 288.80/sq mi (111.51/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
15437
Area code(s) 724, 878
FIPS code 42-25280
GNIS feature ID 1174626
Mystic Rock golf course (14497259091)
The Mystic Rock golf course at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort

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 with about 200 members in each. As of the 2010 census, the population of Farmington was 767.

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.

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 735
U.S. Decennial Census

See also

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