FarmingtonPA
826 people live in this town, settled in 1841.
Is Farmington a good place to live?
Farmington’s average commute is 10 minutes, below both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare, none has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Farmington. Farmington’s density of trails is 3.3 miles per square mile, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (0.4) and U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest park or preserve is Fort Necessity National Battlefield, at 71 acres. Farmington has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Farmington stand out
Where Farmington beats most towns.
826 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Farmington.
Farmington stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally, with more of its residents who live below the poverty line
For half of commuters, work is under 12 miles away. 16% of working residents work locally in Farmington. Since 2013, Farmington has added 921 jobs, to 1,037 in 2023. The top destinations are Wharton Township (27%), North Union Township (6%) and Pittsburgh (4%).
| Farmington | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 87% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: very low risk in Farmington, mostly inland flooding
FEMA puts 82% of Farmington’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 7% to tornadoes. Compared with 86% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Farmington: snowy winters and pleasant summers
The typical July afternoon high for Farmington is 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Young adults are more common in Farmington than in Pennsylvania
Adults 18 to 34 are 29% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 31% of residents (38% statewide). Pennsylvania has just over a third of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 32%.
| Farmington | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34.7 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.4 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Farmington | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.3% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.6% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 22.3% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.3% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 5.2% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.9% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.4% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 46.3% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 5.3% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.9% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.6% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 1.9% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 800, single groups can be off by several points
How healthy Farmington is
Farmington: 18% of adults report frequent mental distress. Nearly a fifth of Farmington adults smoke cigarettes.
| Farmington | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Farmington | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.1% | 14.5% |
| More smokers | 18.5% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 6.8% of Farmington
8.6 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The parks and preserves spread over 103 acres of Farmington.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fort Necessity National Battlefield | — | 71 |
| 2. Wharton Township Recreational Park | — | 29 |
| 3. Izaac Walton Park, Uniontown Chapter | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Farmington
Fallingwater and 16 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Farmington. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi MuseumFallingwater
in town National BattlefieldFort Necessity National Battlefield226K visitors a year
Big draw38 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
21 mi MountainMount Davis
24 mi Stadium & arenaMountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
7 mi State parkOhiopyle State ParkPhoto credits
Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0 · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Ohiopyle State Park: Hubert Stoffels from Pittsburgh, USA, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Farmington: who provides what
Farmington is unincorporated, so Fayette County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Every workday, about 990 people come to Farmington for work
Where Farmington’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Farmington
About 2 of every 100 Farmington residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Farmington
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
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.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,831 ft
- ZIP code
- 15437
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