Farmington Arkansas Map

About Farmington, Arkansas

Farmington is a locality in Washington County, Arkansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 9,094. The population density is 332.7 people per km². Farmington is located at 36.0420°N, 94.2472°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 72730.

Farmington unfolds across a landscape of gentle, rolling Ozark foothills, where the earth breathes with a quiet resilience. It lies 5.2 miles west-south-west of Fayetteville, AR (from Fayetteville, AR: bearing 254°T), and is situated 6.0 miles north-east of Prairie Grove. The air here, especially in the languid afternoons of late spring, carries the faint, sweet scent of honeysuckle and damp soil, a perfume that seems to cling to the weathered clapboard houses and the sturdy oaks that line the roads. Fields of emerald green, interrupted by patches of sun-baked earth, stretch towards the horizon, punctuated by the occasional glint of a distant farmhouse roof. The sky above Farmington is a vast, ever-changing canvas, often a soft, hazy blue that can shift to a dramatic bruised purple as thunderstorms gather, their distant rumble a bass note in the countryside's symphony. The very character of the place is etched not in grand monuments, but in the slow, steady unfolding of seasons and the enduring spirit of the land itself. This corner of Washington County carries the imprint of generations who coaxed a living from its fertile, if sometimes stubborn, soil. Historically, Farmington’s economy was deeply intertwined with agriculture, particularly the cultivation of apples and later, poultry, a legacy that still whispers through the scent of ripening fruit and the distant crow of roosters at dawn. The town itself, while growing, retains a grounded feel, a place where the rhythm of daily life is often dictated by the sun and the needs of the land. Local businesses, from the hardware store smelling faintly of kerosene and metal to the diner where the coffee is always hot and the conversation easy, form the connective tissue of Farmington. You can still find remnants of its agricultural past in the old barns dotting the countryside, their red paint faded to a soft, nostalgic hue, standing as silent sentinels to a simpler time.

About This Farmington Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Farmington, Arkansas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.042025, -94.247152. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Farmington and Washington County.

Detailed location data for Farmington includes the ZIP code (72730), telephone area code (479), county seat of Washington County (Fayetteville), and school district assignment (Farmington School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Farmington is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.