Farmington West Virginia Map

About Farmington, West Virginia

Farmington is a locality in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 392. The population density is 364.7 people per km². Farmington is located at 39.5129°N, 80.2490°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Farmington is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 26571.

Farmington endures as a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic flow of the Little Laurel Run, which carves a path through the dense, verdant terrain of the region. It lies 6.0 miles west-northwest of Fairmont, WV (from Fairmont, WV: bearing 289°T), and is situated 7.0 miles northwest of Pleasant Valley. The earth here rises in heavy, muscular folds, where the canopy of hardwoods catches the amber light of late afternoon, casting long shadows across the dark, mineral-rich soil. Two miles distant, the waters of the Consol Number Nine Water Supply Lake hold the stillness of the sky, reflecting the quietude of a land that remains deeply connected to the earth beneath its boots. Farmington Park serves as the central gathering place for the residents, a patch of green that anchors the spirit of the locality against the backdrop of the distant Appalachian Mountains, which loom like a faded blue promise upon the far horizon.

Coal once dictated the pulse of Farmington, its history etched into the deep seams that run beneath the hollows and ridge-tops. The economy has shifted, yet the memory of the mines remains present in the sturdy architecture and the deliberate, unforced pace of life among those who call this place their own. While the echoes of industrial labor define the past, the present is marked by a quiet resilience, a sense of belonging that persists even as the world beyond the ridges changes. Life here follows the turn of the seasons, from the damp, waking chill of early spring to the heavy, humid stillness of summer, with the land itself providing a constant, grounding weight to the daily work of living.

About This Farmington Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Farmington, West Virginia. Coordinates: 39.512861, -80.248972. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Farmington includes the ZIP code (26571), telephone area code (304), county seat of Marion County (Fairmont), and school district assignment (Marion County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.