Local servicesHospitalAspen Grove Behavioral Hospital4.6 miPost officeMountain Shadows Post Office5.9 miTown hallCity of Orem City Hall6.3 miPoliceBrigham Young University Police Department6.1 miFire stationNorth Fork Fire Department5.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBrigham Young University6.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportProvo Municipal Airport PVU10 miMajor airportSalt Lake City International Airport SLC39 miInterstateI-157.8 miUS highwayUS 1892.2 miAmtrakProvo, UT PRO7.9 miRailProvo Central StationUtah Transit Authority (UTA)7.8 miCoachProvo Intermodal HubGreyhound7.9 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 84604 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 3 min5:56 am – 8:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 18 min7:45 am – 5:03 pm
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People43,749 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 23.612,190 householdsMedian household income $74,522Median home value $520,500Median rent $1,128 a month51% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,568 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate70% of adults are in the labour force, 24,477 employedMain industries: education and health care 38%, professional and business services 13%, retail 11%Average commute 17 minutes57% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 6% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages56% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 20% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 78%, Spanish 13%, other Indo-European languages 3%, Chinese 2%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 58°FColdest month December: highs 31°F, lows 19°F34 in of rain a year, on about 98 dayswettest month December45 in of snow a year, on about 23 days2 days above 90°F, 168 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sundance station, 5 mi away; rain from Cascade Mountain; snow from Provo Byu
Parks and public landsUinta National Forestnational forest · within reach · 807,839 acresCanyon Glen Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 56 acresTimpanogos State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 3.0 mi · 2,350 acresPalisade Parkpark · 4.5 miDeer Creek State Parkstate park · 7.5 mi · 4,470 acresTimpanogos Cave National Monumentnational monument · 10.6 mi · 250 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes80 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 18 Mar 202040 mi away, near Magna, UtahMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 14 Feb 202637 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighUtah County, UT, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighWildfire Relatively HighEarthquake Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality56% of days had good air in 2025206 of 365 days measured158 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 48, worst day 109main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Utah County monitors, UT
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterProvo Cityserves 116,288 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation8,419 ft2,566 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
