Local servicesHospitalEmery Medical Center15.1 miPost officeFerron Post Office5.1 miTown hallFerron City Hall5.2 miFire stationFerron Fire Department5.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCanyonlands Regional Airport CNY82 miMajor airportSalt Lake City International Airport SLC126 miInterstateI-7016 miUS highwayUS 5016 miAmtrakHelper, UT HER47 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 84523 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 84523 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 55 min5:59 am – 8:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 25 min7:40 am – 5:05 pm
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People1,569 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.0518 householdsMedian household income $69,034Median home value $231,400Median rent $679 a month78% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,316 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting8.2% unemployment rate49% of adults are in the labour force, 550 employedMain industries: public administration 21%, farming, forestry and mining 15%, education and health care 14%Average commute 26 minutes85% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Chinese 3%, German or Dutch 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 14°F9 in of rain a year, on about 24 dayswettest month September25 in of snow a year, on about 13 days39 days above 90°F, 160 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ferron station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsManti-La Sal National Forestnational forest · 10.2 mi · 1,243,029 acresFishlake National Forestnational forest · 22.9 mi · 1,455,530 acresHuntington State Parkstate park · 24.2 mi · 386 acresPalisade State Parkstate park · 25.7 mi · 240 acresUinta National Forestnational forest · 38.5 mi · 70,273 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes125 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.2 on 30 Jan 198927 mi away, near Salina, UtahMost recent: magnitude 4.0 on 10 Mar 202649 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, 54 mi away
Internet at home81% of households have a broadband subscription67% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% 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
Elevation7,982 ft2,433 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
