Local servicesHospitalBlue Mountain Hospital7.1 miPost officeBlanding Post Office7.8 miTown hallBlanding City Office7.6 miPoliceBlanding Police Department8.1 miFire stationBlanding Fire Department7.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCortez Municipal Airport CEZ46 miUS highwayUS 1914.6 miCoachBlandingSalt Lake Express6.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 84511 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 84511 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min5:56 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:28 am – 5:03 pm
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People4,248 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 31.41,468 householdsMedian household income $62,015Median home value $245,600Median rent $833 a month69% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,471 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 1,974 employedMain industries: education and health care 39%, hospitality, food and recreation 12%, construction 10%Average commute 12 minutes77% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 9% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages30% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 84%, other languages 11%, other Asian or Pacific languages 2%, Spanish 2%7% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 22°F13 in of rain a year, on about 36 dayswettest month January7 in of snow a year, on about 5 days48 days above 90°F, 127 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Blanding station, 7 mi away; snow from Bluff
Parks and public landsEdge Of The Cedars State Parkstate park · 8.3 miCentennial Parkrecreation area · 6.8 miHovenweep National Monumentnational monument · 20.3 mi · 480 acresNatural Bridges National Monumentnational monument · 30.9 mi · 7,551 acresCanyonlands National Parknational park · 42.9 mi · 334,222 acresMesa Verde National Parknational park · 50.6 mi · 53,445 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 7 Nov 198649 mi away, near Halls Crossing, UtahMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 22 Apr 201721 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSan Juan County, UT, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Relatively HighAvalanche Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025274 of 361 days measured86 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 108main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, San Juan County monitors, UT
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription71% have cable, fibre or DSL5% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterBlanding Cityserves 3,760 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Dec 2023: Groundwater, treatment technique47 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5,549 ft1,691 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
