Local servicesHospitalSan Juan Hospital3.4 miPost officeMonticello Post Office2.9 miTown hallMonticello City Offices2.9 miPoliceSan Juan County Sheriff's Office2.8 miFire stationMonticello Fire Department3.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCortez Municipal Airport CEZ53 miUS highwayUS 1912.3 miCoachMonticelloSalt Lake Express3.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 84535 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 84535 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min5:55 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:29 am – 5:01 pm
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People2,731 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.8906 householdsMedian household income $75,625Median home value $321,700Median rent $1,159 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,812 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate45% of adults are in the labour force, 975 employedMain industries: education and health care 32%, farming, forestry and mining 14%, public administration 10%Average commute 25 minutes49% drive alone, 25% car-pool, 7% walk or cycle, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, Spanish 6%, other languages 1%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 54°FColdest month December: highs 36°F, lows 16°F15 in of rain a year, on about 39 dayswettest month August64 in of snow a year, on about 25 days8 days above 90°F, 180 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Monticello 2e station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksWest Boulder Pointpeak · 2.7 miLloyds Lakelake · 3.0 miMonticello City Number One Reservoirreservoir · 4.4 miBoulder Pointpeak · 7.1 miKeller Reservoirreservoir · 6.1 miDALTON SPRINGS CAMPGROUNDcampground · 7.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsEdge Of The Cedars State Parkstate park · 18.3 miCanyonlands National Parknational park · 29.0 mi · 334,222 acresHovenweep National Monumentnational monument · 34.2 mi · 480 acresManti-La Sal National Forestnational forest · 40.9 mi · 27,051 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes22 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 4 Mar 201936 mi away, near La Sal, UtahMost recent: magnitude 4.3 on 20 Dec 202035 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 home87% of households have a broadband subscription72% 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 waterMonticello Cityserves 2,393 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation6,795 ft2,071 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
