Local servicesHospitalUintah Basin Medical Center23.4 miPost officeAltamont Post Office7.7 miTown hallAltamont Administrative Office7.7 miFire stationAltamont Fire Department7.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVernal Regional Airport VEL48 miMajor airportSalt Lake City International Airport SLC86 miUS highwayUS 4015 miAmtrakHelper, UT HER54 miCoachDuchesneSalt Lake Express16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 84051 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 4 min5:51 am – 8:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 17 min7:41 am – 4:58 pm
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People377 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.2130 householdsMedian household income $106,719Median home value $288,000100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,698 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 175 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, construction 19%, transport, warehousing and utilities 16%Average commute 20 minutes97% drive alone, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 52°FColdest month January: highs 29°F, lows 7°F9 in of rain a year, on about 30 dayswettest month September39 in of snow a year, on about 19 days8 days above 90°F, 194 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Altamont station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsAshley National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,282,440 acresStarvation State Parkstate park · 12.2 mi · 7,370 acresBig Sand Wash State Parkstate park · 12.6 mi · 80 acresRabbit Gulch State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 11.8 mi · 9,201 acresUinta National Forestnational forest · 30.4 mi · 807,839 acresWasatch National Forestnational forest · 41.7 mi · 115 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes29 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 30 Sep 19779 mi away, near Altamont, UtahMost recent: magnitude 4.7 on 22 Jan 202643 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowDuchesne County, UT, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality60% of days had good air in 2025218 of 365 days measured145 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 46, worst day 112main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Duchesne County monitors, UT
Internet at home78% of households have a broadband subscription59% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone22% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterRoosevelt City Water Systemserves 8,000 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Nov 2023: coliform bacteria, treatment technique34 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation7,049 ft2,149 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
