Farmington, West Virginia — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Farmington, Marion County.
| City | Farmington |
| State | West Virginia (WV) |
| County | Marion |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.512861 |
| Longitude | -80.248972 |
| Population | 390 |
| Density | 400.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Farmington is a locality in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 390. The population density is 400.6 people per km². Farmington is located at 39.5129°N, 80.2490°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 26571.
Farmington lies in a landscape of rolling hills, where the earth dips and rises like a sleeping giant’s breath. It lies 17.6 miles west-south-west of Morgantown, WV (from Morgantown, WV: bearing 243°T), and is situated 6.0 miles west-north-west of Fairmont. The hills are cloaked in a verdant quilt of deciduous forest, their slopes etched with the fainter lines of old logging roads and the deeper shadows of ravines. Small streams, mere whispers of water in drier months, gather themselves into more substantial creeks that wind through the valleys, their banks often lined with sycamores and the occasional stand of river birch. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, a clean, cool exhalation that shifts subtly with the passing seasons. Farmington itself is a collection of homes and businesses clustered along the valley floor, a quiet collection of structures that seem to settle comfortably into the contours of the land. This corner of Marion County holds the quiet echo of a past shaped by coal. Though the deep mines that once defined Farmington’s economy are largely gone, the legacy of that industry remains, a subtle undercurrent in the town’s character. The local economy now leans more towards agriculture and smaller enterprises, with farms still dotting the surrounding hillsides, their fields a patchwork of greens and browns against the darker woodlands. The Monongahela River, a broader artery of water, flows not far from Farmington, a reminder of the waterways that have always been central to life and industry in this part of West Virginia. The rhythm of Farmington is one of patient persistence, a steady pulse that beats in time with the gentle flow of the creeks and the slow turning of the seasons.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Farmington, West Virginia with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Marion County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Farmington is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Farmington is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |