Town guide

Farmington, North Carolina

Farmington is a community in Davie County, North Carolina, home to about 409 people across 1.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 27028.

Homes sold for a median of $178 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population409252 per sq mi
Median home value$205,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$178Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking20%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Farmington

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Farmington

Distances

Nearest major airportPiedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)36 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Winston-Salem, NC20 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA408 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Farmington; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Farmington

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

It’s the 619th largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.

Davie County grew from 12,115 residents in 1900 to 42,712 in 2020.

Davie County, 1900–2020

Davie County population, 1900 to 20201900: 12,115, 1910: 13,394, 1920: 13,578, 1930: 14,386, 1940: 14,909, 1950: 15,420, 1960: 16,728, 1970: 18,855, 1980: 24,599, 1990: 27,859, 2000: 34,835, 2010: 41,240, 2020: 42,71212K’00’1014K’20’3015K’40’5017K’60’7025K’80’9035K’00’1043K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 47 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 5 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near FarmingtonJan: high 49°F, low 25°F, 3.8 in; Feb: high 53°F, low 27°F, 3.3 in; Mar: high 61°F, low 33°F, 4.2 in; Apr: high 71°F, low 42°F, 4.1 in; May: high 77°F, low 53°F, 3.6 in; Jun: high 84°F, low 61°F, 4.1 in; Jul: high 88°F, low 66°F, 4.3 in; Aug: high 86°F, low 65°F, 4.6 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 58°F, 4.1 in; Oct: high 71°F, low 44°F, 3.3 in; Nov: high 61°F, low 33°F, 3.6 in; Dec: high 53°F, low 28°F, 4 in49°25°Jan3.853°27°Feb3.361°33°Mar4.271°42°Apr4.177°53°May3.684°61°Jun4.188°66°Jul4.386°65°Aug4.680°58°Sep4.171°44°Oct3.361°33°Nov3.653°28°Dec4.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mocksville 5se, NC weather station (6 miles away).

Jobs in Davie County

11,701 jobs at 877 businesses in Davie County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Davie CountyManufacturing: 2,930 jobs; Retail trade: 1,745 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,528 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,190 jobs; Construction: 780 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 748 jobs; Administrative and support: 697 jobs; Wholesale trade: 510 jobsManufacturing 25% Retail trade 15% Health care and social assistance 13% Hotels and restaurants 10% Construction 7% Transportation and warehousing 6% Administrative and support 6% Wholesale trade 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

125 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Farmington.

Nearest hospitals

  • Lexington Memorial Hospital INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Lexington16.1 miles
  • W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury Va Medical Center (Salsbury)VA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Salisbury16.9 miles
  • Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Winston-Salem17.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors16
Dentists10
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants34
Mental health providers45
Physical and occupational therapists13
Optometrists4
Chiropractors3
Pharmacies6

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Farmington

Grocery stores

  • Food Lion2.7 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter2.8 mi
  • Food Lion3.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Walgreens2.5 mi
  • Walmart Pharmacy2.9 mi

Libraries

  • Davie County Public Library2.1 mi

Museums

  • COGNITION Davie2.4 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Farmington

Public schools here are run by Davie County Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (10)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Cornatzer ElementaryMocksvillePre-K–5408Public2.9 mi
Mocksville ElementaryMocksvillePre-K–5543Public1.6 mi
Pinebrook ElementaryMocksvillePre-K–5472Public3.6 mi
William R Davie ElementaryMocksvillePre-K–5371Public6.3 mi
Central Davie AcademyMocksville3–1219Alternative Education1.3 mi
Davie County Virtual SchoolMocksville4–826Public3.5 mi
North Davie MiddleMocksville6–8444Public3.1 mi
South Davie MiddleMocksville6–8492Public3.0 mi
Davie County Early College HighMocksville9–13131Public3.7 mi
Davie County HighMocksville9–121,819Public3.4 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Trinity Baptist AcademyMocksvillePre-K–1289Baptist6.5 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Mocksville.

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