{"id":8313,"date":"2023-09-23T13:20:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T13:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=8313"},"modified":"2026-08-21T08:37:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:37:13","slug":"daggett-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/daggett-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Daggett County, Utah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Daggett County is a county in Utah, United States, tucked against the Wyoming and Colorado lines around Flaming Gorge Reservoir. It had a population of 935 at the 2020 census &mdash; the smallest of any Utah county &mdash; and covers 721 square miles (1,870 km2), centred near 40&deg;53&prime;N 109&deg;31&prime;W.<\/p>\n<p>Manila is the county seat; its postal code is 84046. The county has two incorporated towns (Manila and Dutch John), one census-designated place (Flaming Gorge), and several unincorporated former mining and ranching sites. It runs on Mountain time and carries FIPS code 49009.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Daggett County<\/h2>\n<p>Daggett County has six named places on record, split between two incorporated towns and a handful of unincorporated communities and recreation sites around the reservoir. CDP = census-designated place; Unincorp. = unincorporated place or locality with no municipal government.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Manila<\/td>\n<td>Town &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>704<\/td>\n<td>84046<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dutch John<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>71<\/td>\n<td>84023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Flaming Gorge<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>84046<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Flaming Gorge Lodge<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>84046<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Flaming Gorge Summer Home Area<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>84046<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Deer Lodge Summer Home Area<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>84023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dutch John sits close to the Colorado and Wyoming state lines near the Flaming Gorge Dam; it became an incorporated municipality in January 2016, decades after it was built as a federal construction camp for the dam project. The summer-home tracts and Flaming Gorge Lodge are seasonal cabin and lodging clusters around the reservoir rather than year-round settlements.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>84046 &mdash; Manila (also serves Flaming Gorge, Flaming Gorge Lodge and the reservoir&#8217;s west shore)<\/li>\n<li>84023 &mdash; Dutch John (also serves the Deer Lodge Summer Home Area and the dam vicinity)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The two ZIPs between them cover almost all of the county&#8217;s 772 square miles of inhabited land, reflecting how few population centers exist here.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Daggett County straddles the eastern Uinta Mountains and the Flaming Gorge Reservoir, formed by a dam on the Green River. Over 90% of the land is federally owned, mostly within the Ashley National Forest and the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area. Land makes up 697 square miles of the county&#8217;s 721 total, with the remaining 24 square miles under the reservoir&#8217;s water.<\/p>\n<p>It borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/sweetwater-county\/\">Sweetwater County, Wyoming<\/a> to the north, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/moffat-county\/\">Moffat County, Colorado<\/a> to the east, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/uintah-county\/\">Uintah County<\/a> to the south, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/duchesne-county\/\">Duchesne County<\/a> to the southwest, and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/summit-county-utah\/\">Summit County<\/a> to the west.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>The 2020 census counted 935 residents, making Daggett the least populous of Utah&#8217;s 29 counties. Manila and Dutch John are the two population centers, with Manila home to roughly three-quarters of the county. The 2020 median household income for the county was about $74,900, close to the Utah median of $93,421. Population density is under 1.5 people per square mile, among the lowest in the state.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>The county&#8217;s economy runs on outdoor recreation, federal land management, and ranching. Flaming Gorge Reservoir draws anglers, boaters, and campers to Forest Service and National Recreation Area facilities managed out of Manila and Dutch John, and seasonal tourism jobs are the county&#8217;s largest private employer base. Federal agencies &mdash; the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Reclamation, which operates Flaming Gorge Dam &mdash; are major year-round employers alongside county government. Cattle ranching continues on the remaining private land.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Daggett County was organized on January 7, 1918, split off from Uintah County, and named for Ellsworth Daggett, Utah&#8217;s first surveyor-general. Dutch John began as a federal construction camp built in the 1950s for workers building Flaming Gorge Dam, completed in 1964; it stayed a Bureau of Reclamation-administered community for decades before incorporating as a town in January 2016.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>U.S. Route 191 and Utah State Route 44 are the county&#8217;s main roads, linking Manila to the reservoir and to neighboring states.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vernal, Utah &mdash; 40 miles south<\/li>\n<li>Rock Springs, Wyoming &mdash; 60 miles north<\/li>\n<li>Craig, Colorado &mdash; 90 miles east<\/li>\n<li>Salt Lake City, Utah &mdash; 175 miles west<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The nearest commercial airport is Vernal Regional Airport, about 40 miles south of Manila; Rock Springs&ndash;Sweetwater County Airport in Wyoming is a similar distance to the north.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Daggett County?<\/strong><br \/>It is in the far northeastern corner of Utah, bordering Wyoming and Colorado, around Flaming Gorge Reservoir.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Daggett County?<\/strong><br \/>935 at the 2020 census, the smallest of Utah&#8217;s 29 counties.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Daggett County?<\/strong><br \/>721 square miles (1,870 km2), of which 697 square miles are land.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Daggett County?<\/strong><br \/>Manila is the county seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Daggett County?<\/strong><br \/>Two incorporated towns, Manila and Dutch John, plus a handful of unincorporated communities around Flaming Gorge Reservoir.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Daggett County?<\/strong><br \/>84046 (Manila) and 84023 (Dutch John).<\/p>\n<p><strong>When was Dutch John incorporated?<\/strong><br \/>January 2016, after decades as a federal dam-construction community.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/utah\/\">Towns and villages in Utah<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daggett County is a county in Utah, United States, tucked against the Wyoming and Colorado lines around Flaming Gorge Reservoir. It had a population of 935 at the 2020 census &mdash; the smallest of any Utah county &mdash; and covers 721 square miles (1,870 km2), centred near 40&deg;53&prime;N 109&deg;31&prime;W. 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