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 altitude 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.
Farmington is within the (505) area code.
The ZIP code for Farmington: 87401<4>
Websites for Farmington ...
Official Website: www.fmtn.org/
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 35.28% 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 (which had 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.
Communities near Farmington ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Farmington.
- Bloomfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in San Juan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <6>
- Aztec
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aztec
- Aztec is located in San Juan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,332 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aztec <6>
- Kirtland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirtland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland
- Kirtland is located in San Juan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirtland <6>
- Napi HQ
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Upper Fruitland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fruitland
- Upper Fruitland is located in San Juan County
- Flora Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flora Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Vista
- Flora Vista is located in San Juan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora Vista <6>
- Ojo Amarillo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ojo Amarillo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojo Amarillo
- Ojo Amarillo is located in San Juan County
- Fruitland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Fruitland is located in San Juan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland <6>
- Nenahnezad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nenahnezad have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nenahnezad
- Nenahnezad is located in San Juan County
- La Plata
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
- La Plata is located in San Juan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Plata <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 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 for Farmington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Farmington post office opened in 1879.
We also found Farmington in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Farmington.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Farmington: www.fmtn.org/
The official website for San Juan County: www.co.san-juan.nm.us/
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
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). |
| <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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |