Local servicesPost officeEmery Post Office4.5 miTown hallEmery Town Hall4.6 miFire stationEmery Fire Department4.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCanyonlands Regional Airport CNY79 miMajor airportSalt Lake City International Airport SLC139 miInterstateI-703.5 miUS highwayUS 503.5 miAmtrakGreen River, UT GRI58 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 84522 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 84522 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:59 am – 8:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 27 min7:39 am – 5:06 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People521 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 31.8136 householdsMedian household income $75,000Median home value $128,10090% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $687 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting1.7% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 230 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 30%, public administration 13%, professional and business services 12%Average commute 23 minutes61% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 26% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 53°FColdest month December: highs 32°F, lows 15°F13 in of rain a year, on about 42 dayswettest month August69 in of snow a year, on about 33 days1 days above 90°F, 190 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Salina 24 E station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsManti-La Sal National Forestnational forest · 6.9 mi · 1,243,029 acresFishlake National Forestnational forest · 17.6 mi · 1,455,530 acresCapitol Reef National Parknational park · 36.1 mi · 244,115 acresDixie National Forestnational forest · 41.6 mi · 253,483 acresUinta National Forestnational forest · 49.7 mi · 70,273 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes120 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.2 on 30 Jan 198922 mi away, near Salina, UtahMost recent: magnitude 4.0 on 10 Mar 202636 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, 66 mi away
Internet at home97% of households have a broadband subscription79% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
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
Elevation6,307 ft1,922 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
