Local servicesHospitalGunnison Valley Hospital16.6 miTown hallScipio Town Hallunder a mileFire stationScipio Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportProvo Municipal Airport PVU71 miMajor airportSalt Lake City International Airport SLC108 miInterstateI-151.0 miUS highwayUS 50under a mileAmtrakProvo, UT PRO72 miCoachFillmore (Exit 163)Salt Lake Express24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 84656 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 84656 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 56 min6:02 am – 8:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min7:44 am – 5:08 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People435 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.7141 householdsMedian household income $82,292Median home value $250,000Median rent $850 a month94% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,300 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting1.9% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 212 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, transport, warehousing and utilities 20%, retail 17%Average commute 32 minutes78% drive alone, 19% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 1% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages25% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 16°F13 in of rain a year, on about 40 dayswettest month December30 in of snow a year, on about 12 days51 days above 90°F, 175 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Scipio station
Nearby landmarksNoon Rock Peakpeak · 3.1 miLong Knollpeak · 3.3 miFishers Springspring · 3.7 miUpper Ebbs Springspring · 4.8 miIndian Creek Campgroundcampground · 7.3 miScipio Lakelake · 8.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFishlake National Forestnational forest · 10.5 mi · 1,455,530 acresYuba State Parkstate park · 10.7 mi · 81 acresTerritorial Statehouse State Parkstate park · 21.8 miUinta National Forestnational forest · 23.2 mi · 70,273 acresPalisade State Parkstate park · 23.5 mi · 240 acresFort Deseret State Parkstate park · 29.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes129 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.2 on 30 Jan 198938 mi away, near Salina, UtahMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 22 Apr 202640 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMillard County, UT, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter 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, nearest monitors: Utah County, UT, 65 mi away
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterScipio Townserves 325 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jun 2022: nitrate, maximum contaminant level13 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5,303 ft1,616 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
