{"id":8347,"date":"2023-09-24T21:08:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T21:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=8347"},"modified":"2026-08-07T18:59:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:59:38","slug":"sevier-county-utah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/sevier-county-utah\/","title":{"rendered":"Sevier County, Utah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sevier County is a county in Utah, United States, about 159 miles south of Salt Lake City via<br \/>\nUS&#8209;89 and I&#8209;15. It had a population of 21,522 at the 2020 census, an estimated 22,085 by<br \/>\n2024, and covers 1,911 square miles (4,950 km2) centred near 38\u00b045\u2032N 111\u00b048\u2032W.<\/p>\n<p>Richfield is the county seat and the county&#8217;s largest city; its postal code is 84701. The<br \/>\ncounty holds 4 cities, 8 incorporated towns and 8 unincorporated communities, and it runs on<br \/>\nMountain Time. Its FIPS code is 49041.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Sevier County<\/h2>\n<p>Sevier County has 20 named places on record: 12 incorporated cities and towns and 8<br \/>\nunincorporated communities with no local government of their own. Unincorp. covers crossroads<br \/>\nand rural communities with no formal boundary.<\/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>Richfield<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>8,201<\/td>\n<td>84701<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Monroe<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>2,515<\/td>\n<td>84754<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Salina<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>2,441<\/td>\n<td>84654<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aurora<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>984<\/td>\n<td>84620<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Annabella<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>836<\/td>\n<td>84711<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Elsinore<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>802<\/td>\n<td>84724<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Redmond<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>762<\/td>\n<td>84652<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Central Valley<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>647<\/td>\n<td>84754<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Glenwood<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>474<\/td>\n<td>84730<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sigurd<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>405<\/td>\n<td>84657<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Joseph<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>288<\/td>\n<td>84739<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Koosharem<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>244<\/td>\n<td>84744<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sevier<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>84766<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Austin<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Burrville<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cove<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fremont Junction<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gooseberry<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nibley<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Venice<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Two names on this list are easy to mix up: the unincorporated crossroads of Sevier, southwest<br \/>\nof Richfield, shares its name with the county itself but is not the county seat. Central Valley<br \/>\nand Monroe share ZIP 84754 &mdash; mail for both routes through the Monroe post office.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>84701 &mdash; Richfield (also serves Burrville)<\/li>\n<li>84754 &mdash; Monroe (also serves Central Valley)<\/li>\n<li>84654 &mdash; Salina<\/li>\n<li>84620 &mdash; Aurora<\/li>\n<li>84711 &mdash; Annabella<\/li>\n<li>84724 &mdash; Elsinore<\/li>\n<li>84730 &mdash; Glenwood<\/li>\n<li>84739 &mdash; Joseph<\/li>\n<li>84744 &mdash; Koosharem<\/li>\n<li>84652 &mdash; Redmond<\/li>\n<li>84657 &mdash; Sigurd<\/li>\n<li>84766 &mdash; Sevier<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Austin, Cove, Fremont Junction, Gooseberry, Nibley and Venice have no ZIP of their own; mail<br \/>\nfor these rural crossroads routes through the nearest incorporated town&#8217;s post office.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Sevier County sits on the Central Utah Plateau, where forested, northeast-southwest mountain<br \/>\nridges break up a semi-arid but arable valley floor. The high point is Fish Lake Hightop, at<br \/>\n11,633 feet (3,546 metres), inside Fishlake National Forest. The forest also holds Fish Lake<br \/>\nitself and Pando, a single clonal quaking aspen grove covering about 106 acres that researchers<br \/>\ncount among the largest living organisms on Earth. The Sevier River, which gave the county its<br \/>\nname, runs the length of the valley through Richfield, Monroe, Elsinore, Joseph, Sevier and<br \/>\nAurora on its way north to Sevier Lake.<\/p>\n<p>Sevier County borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/sanpete-county\/\">Sanpete County<\/a><br \/>\nto the north, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/emery-county\/\">Emery County<\/a> to the east,<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wayne-county-utah\/\">Wayne County<\/a> to the southeast,<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/piute-county\/\">Piute County<\/a> to the south,<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/beaver-county-utah\/\">Beaver County<\/a> to the southwest and<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/millard-county\/\">Millard County<\/a> to the west.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Sevier County had 21,522 residents at the 2020 census and an estimated 22,085 in 2024. Richfield<br \/>\n(8,201) and Monroe (2,515) are the two largest communities, followed closely by Salina (2,441).<br \/>\nMedian household income in the county was $74,884 in 2024, well below Utah&#8217;s statewide<br \/>\nfigure of $93,421 (2023 ACS). Population density works out to about 11 people per square mile<br \/>\nacross the county&#8217;s 1,911 square miles of land.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Retail trade employs the most workers in the county, about 1,401, followed by health care and<br \/>\nsocial assistance at 1,361 and construction at 944. Sevier Valley Hospital and Walmart are among<br \/>\nRichfield&#8217;s largest employers, alongside the Fishlake National Forest supervisor&#8217;s<br \/>\noffice. Snow College operates a branch campus in Richfield. Redmond is built on mineral<br \/>\nextraction: Redmond Life mines pink rock salt beneath the town and sells it nationally as Real<br \/>\nSalt. Sigurd hosts a USG Corporation gypsum mine and production plant, and coal mining continues<br \/>\nat the SUFCO mine near Salina, one of Utah&#8217;s largest underground coal operations.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>The Utah territorial legislature organized Sevier County on January 16, 1865, carving it out of<br \/>\nSanpete County and naming it for the Sevier River. Mormon settlers under Albert Lewis had reached<br \/>\nthe Richfield area a year earlier, in January 1864, drawn by fertile soil and nearby timber.<br \/>\nSettlement across the county was interrupted by the Black Hawk War: Glenwood&#8217;s stone fort,<br \/>\nbuilt in 1866, was briefly abandoned in 1867 during the fighting between Ute and Mormon<br \/>\nsettlers before residents returned in 1868. Later communities grew around specific resources<br \/>\n&mdash; Danish converts founded Elsinore in 1874 and nicknamed it &#8220;Little Denmark,&#8221;<br \/>\nwhile Salina&#8217;s 1891 rail connection turned it into a transportation hub for coal and<br \/>\nlivestock moving out of the valley.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>Interstate 70 crosses the county east&#8211;west and meets US&#8209;89, which runs<br \/>\nnorth&#8211;south through Richfield, Monroe and Elsinore. US&#8209;50 and state routes 24, 62, 72,<br \/>\n76, 118, 119 and 120 fill out the local network.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Salt Lake City &mdash; about 159 miles north<\/li>\n<li>St. George &mdash; about 164 miles south<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Richfield Municipal Airport handles general aviation; the nearest commercial airport is Salt<br \/>\nLake City International, about 159 miles north. The nearest Amtrak station is in Green River, in<br \/>\nneighboring Emery County, served by the California Zephyr.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Sevier County, Utah located?<\/strong><br \/>\nSevier County sits in south-central Utah, on the Central Utah Plateau about 159 miles south of<br \/>\nSalt Lake City.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Sevier County?<\/strong><br \/>\nSevier County had a population of 21,522 at the 2020 census, estimated at 22,085 by 2024.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Sevier County?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe county covers 1,911 square miles (4,950 km2) of land plus 7.8 square miles (20 km2) of<br \/>\nwater.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Sevier County?<\/strong><br \/>\nRichfield is the county seat and the county&#8217;s largest city, with a postal code of 84701.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns and villages are in Sevier County?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe county has 12 incorporated cities and towns &mdash; Richfield, Monroe, Salina, Aurora,<br \/>\nAnnabella, Elsinore, Redmond, Central Valley, Glenwood, Sigurd, Joseph and Koosharem &mdash; plus<br \/>\n8 unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Sevier County?<\/strong><br \/>\nSevier County&#8217;s main ZIP codes run 84620 (Aurora) through 84766 (Sevier), with Richfield at<br \/>\n84701; the full list is above.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Pando, and is it really in Sevier County?<\/strong><br \/>\nPando is a single clonal stand of quaking aspen covering about 106 acres in Fishlake National<br \/>\nForest, cited by researchers as one of the largest living organisms on Earth by mass.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/utah\/\">Towns and<br \/>\nvillages in Utah<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sevier County is a county in Utah, United States, about 159 miles south of Salt Lake City via US&#8209;89 and I&#8209;15. It had a population of 21,522 at the 2020 census, an estimated 22,085 by 2024, and covers 1,911 square miles (4,950 km2) centred near 38\u00b045\u2032N 111\u00b048\u2032W. 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