{"id":8357,"date":"2023-09-24T21:19:58","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T21:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=8357"},"modified":"2026-08-11T21:32:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T21:32:47","slug":"wasatch-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wasatch-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Wasatch County, Utah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wasatch County is a county in Utah, United States, about 43 miles southeast of Salt Lake City in the Heber Valley. It had a population of 34,788 at the 2020 census, an estimated 38,514 by 2025, and covers 1,206 square miles (3,120 km2) centred near 40&deg;20&prime;N 111&deg;10&prime;W.<\/p>\n<p>Heber City is the county seat and largest city; its postal code is 84032. The county holds 2 cities, 6 incorporated towns and 7 smaller communities, and it runs on Mountain Time. Its FIPS code is 49051.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Wasatch County<\/h2>\n<p>Wasatch County has 15 named places on record: 8 incorporated cities and towns and 7 unincorporated communities with no local government of their own. CDP stands for census designated place; Unincorp. covers gated developments, Forest Service summer-home tracts and rural localities 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>Heber City<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>16,856<\/td>\n<td>84032<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Midway<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>6,003<\/td>\n<td>84049<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hideout<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>922<\/td>\n<td>84036<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Daniel<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>916<\/td>\n<td>84032<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Timber Lakes<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>866<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Charleston<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>436<\/td>\n<td>84032<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wallsburg<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>290<\/td>\n<td>84082<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Interlaken<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>179<\/td>\n<td>84049<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Independence<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>121<\/td>\n<td>84032<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Center Creek<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Soldier Summit<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Soapstone Summer Home Area<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bryants Fork Summer Home Area<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mountain Spa<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cranmer<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Several names on the county&#8217;s older place lists don&#8217;t hold up. Keetley, Hailstone and the original Jordanelle townsite were flooded when Jordanelle Dam closed in 1993 &mdash; none is an inhabited place today. Mound City was an early Heber Valley settlement name that merged into Midway during the 1860s and isn&#8217;t a separate place now. Three Forks, sometimes listed as a Wasatch County locality, is actually a populated place across the county line in Utah County.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>84032 &mdash; Heber City (also serves Charleston, Daniel and Independence)<\/li>\n<li>84049 &mdash; Midway (also serves Interlaken)<\/li>\n<li>84036 &mdash; Hideout<\/li>\n<li>84082 &mdash; Wallsburg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Timber Lakes, Center Creek, Soldier Summit, Soapstone Summer Home Area, Bryants Fork Summer Home Area, Mountain Spa and Cranmer have no ZIP code of their own; mail there is delivered under Heber City&#8217;s code or the nearest incorporated town&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Wasatch County sits in the Heber Valley, a basin ringed by the Wasatch Range to the west and the Uinta Mountains to the east. Of its 1,206 square miles, 1,176 are land and 30 are water, about 2.5 percent &mdash; most of it in Jordanelle Reservoir, Deer Creek Reservoir and Strawberry Reservoir, fed mainly by the Provo River. Jordanelle Reservoir, just north of Heber City, opened as a state park in 1995 after the dam that created it flooded three older townsites. Strawberry Reservoir, in the county&#8217;s remote southeast corner near Bryants Fork, is a separate watershed on the Uinta National Forest side of the county.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/salt-lake-county\/\">Salt Lake County<\/a> lies to the northwest, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/summit-county-utah\/\">Summit County<\/a> to the north, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/duchesne-county\/\">Duchesne County<\/a> to the east and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/utah-county\/\">Utah County<\/a> to the southwest. A small unincorporated sliver of Park City, whose main townsite sits in Summit County, extends into northern Wasatch County near Hideout.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Wasatch County had a population of 34,788 at the 2020 census, and the latest estimate puts the county near 38,514 residents by 2025. Heber City and Midway are by far the two largest communities, together holding well over half the county&#8217;s population. The county&#8217;s median household income is $85,807, a 2020 ACS figure, below Utah&#8217;s statewide 2023 figure of $93,421. Population density works out to roughly 30 people per square mile of land, low compared with the Salt Lake Valley counties just over the mountains, reflecting how much of Wasatch County&#8217;s interior is national forest.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Tourism and outdoor recreation drive Wasatch County&#8217;s economy year-round. Skiing and mountain biking bring winter and summer visitors through Heber City to the Park City resorts just over the county line, and about a quarter of Heber City residents commute out of the county for work in Park City or Salt Lake City. The Homestead Crater, a geothermal limestone dome in Midway, draws scuba divers and swimmers to a naturally heated pool inside the rock. Midway&#8217;s Swiss Days festival, established in 1947 to mark the town&#8217;s Swiss-immigrant heritage, runs every Labor Day weekend. Soldier Hollow, on the south side of Wasatch Mountain State Park, hosted the cross-country skiing and biathlon events of the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics and still runs as a public Nordic and tubing venue. The Heber Valley Railroad, a heritage line running steam and diesel excursions out of Heber City, is a year-round tourist draw of its own.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>The Utah Territory legislature created Wasatch County on 17 January 1862, drawing its first boundaries from parts of Great Salt Lake, Green River, Sanpete, Summit and Utah counties. The name comes from a Ute word meaning &#8220;low place in the high mountains&#8221; or &#8220;mountain pass.&#8221; Heber City, settled in 1859 by Robert Broadhead, James Davis and James Gurr and named for Mormon leader Heber C. Kimball, predates the county itself and became its seat. On 4 January 1915, the county&#8217;s eastern portion was cut away to form Duchesne County, giving Wasatch County roughly its present boundaries.<\/p>\n<p>During World War II, Japanese-American families displaced from the West Coast established a voluntary relocation settlement near Keetley, one of the townsites later submerged by Jordanelle Reservoir. Soldier Summit, on the county&#8217;s southeastern edge, boomed as a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad helper-engine station in the early 20th century &mdash; it incorporated in 1921 and disincorporated in 1984 once diesel locomotives and a regraded track made the helper crews unnecessary.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>US Route 40 and US Route 189 are the county&#8217;s main highways; no interstate crosses Wasatch County. US Route 6 runs through the county&#8217;s southeastern corner at Soldier Summit, connecting toward Price.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Park City &mdash; about 17 miles northwest<\/li>\n<li>Salt Lake City &mdash; about 43 miles northwest<\/li>\n<li>Provo &mdash; about 32 miles southwest<\/li>\n<li>Price &mdash; about 70 miles southeast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Salt Lake City International Airport, about 50 miles by road northwest of Heber City, is the nearest major commercial airport; Provo Municipal Airport, about 26 miles southwest, offers limited commercial service. Heber City Municipal Airport handles general aviation only. The nearest Amtrak station is in Provo, served by the California Zephyr.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Wasatch County located?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt sits in Utah&#8217;s Heber Valley, about 43 miles southeast of Salt Lake City, bordered by Salt Lake, Summit, Duchesne and Utah counties.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Wasatch County?<\/strong><br \/>\n34,788 at the 2020 census, with a 2025 estimate near 38,514.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Wasatch County?<\/strong><br \/>\n1,206 square miles (3,120 km2), of which 1,176 square miles are land.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Wasatch County?<\/strong><br \/>\nHeber City, settled in 1859, is the county seat and largest city.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns and cities are in Wasatch County?<\/strong><br \/>\nEight incorporated places &mdash; Heber City, Midway, Hideout, Daniel, Charleston, Interlaken, Wallsburg and Independence &mdash; plus seven unincorporated communities including Timber Lakes and Center Creek.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes does Wasatch County use?<\/strong><br \/>\n84032 for Heber City, Charleston, Daniel and Independence; 84049 for Midway and Interlaken; 84036 for Hideout; and 84082 for Wallsburg.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Wasatch County known for?<\/strong><br \/>\nSoldier Hollow, the 2002 Winter Olympics cross-country and biathlon venue, and the Homestead Crater, a geothermal scuba-diving pool inside a limestone dome in Midway.<\/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>Wasatch County is a county in Utah, United States, about 43 miles southeast of Salt Lake City in the Heber Valley. It had a population of 34,788 at the 2020 census, an estimated 38,514 by 2025, and covers 1,206 square miles (3,120 km2) centred near 40&deg;20&prime;N 111&deg;10&prime;W. 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