Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:56 am – 8:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:39 am – 5:02 pm
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People629 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 58.3241 householdsMedian household income $49,583Median home value $227,900Median rent $714 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,268 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.8% unemployment rate51% of adults are in the labour force, 269 employedMain industries: education and health care 30%, construction 23%, professional and business services 12%Average commute 27 minutes61% drive alone, 19% car-pool, 20% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 52°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 8°F9 in of rain a year, on about 27 dayswettest month September22 in of snow a year, on about 11 days53 days above 90°F, 200 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wellington 3 E station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksDesert Lakelake · 3.2 miTwin Peakspeak · 5.3 miOlsen Reservoirreservoir · 4.6 miDugway Reservoirreservoir · 6.3 miPilling Pondlake · 4.9 miJurassic National Monumentvisitor center · 7.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHuntington State Parkstate park · 10.6 mi · 386 acresEmery Farms State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 11.3 mi · 287 acresManti-La Sal National Forestnational forest · 15.8 mi · 1,243,029 acresUinta National Forestnational forest · 47.7 mi · 70,273 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes95 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.2 on 14 Aug 198820 mi away, near Castle Dale, UtahMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 8 Jul 202449 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowEmery County, UT, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025263 of 364 days measured99 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 108main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Carbon County, UT, 20 mi away
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription63% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHuntington - Castle Valley Ssdserves 2,129 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation5,582 ft1,701 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCastleview Hospital13.5 miPost officeElmo Post Office3.5 miTown hallElmo Town Hall3.5 miPoliceWellington Police Department8.8 miFire stationElmo Fire Department3.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUtah State University Eastern13.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCanyonlands Regional Airport CNY71 miMajor airportSalt Lake City International Airport SLC115 miInterstateI-7036 miUS highwayUS 68.8 miAmtrakHelper, UT HER19 miCoachPriceSalt Lake Express12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 84521 ZIP area.
