Welcome to Cottonwood Heights ...

The city of Cottonwood Heights is located in Salt Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cottonwood Heights, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated in 2005.

A typical abbreviation for Cottonwood Heights: Cottonwood Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Cottonwood Heights had a population of 33,433 people.<2> (see below for details).

Cottonwood Heights is 4,790 feet [1,460 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Cottonwood Heights is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Cottonwood Heights lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Cottonwood Heights: (801) and (385)<4>

Websites for Cottonwood Heights ...

Official Website: cottonwoodheights.utah.gov/

Communities Also Named Cottonwood Heights ...

While we believe that this Cottonwood Heights is located in Salt Lake County, we know of another 2 Utah communities named Cottonwood Heights. Those communities are located in the following counties: Davis and Weber County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cottonwood Heights.

Communities near Cottonwood Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cottonwood Heights.

• Salt Lake City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lake City
  • Salt Lake City is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 204,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salt Lake City <5>
• West Valley City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Valley City
  • West Valley City is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 133,894 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Valley City <5>
• West Jordan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jordan
  • West Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Jordan <5>
• South Jordan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jordan
  • South Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Jordan <5>
• Lehi
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehi have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
  • Lehi is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <5>
• Taylorsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Taylorsville is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <5>
• Herriman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriman
  • Herriman is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herriman <5>
• Draper
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
  • Draper is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <5>
• Riverton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
  • Riverton is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <5>
• Bountiful
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
  • Bountiful is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,921 people
  • Former names for Bountiful:
  • Calls Settlement
  • North Canyon Settlement
  • North Canyon Ward
  • North Mill Creek Canyon Ward
  • Sessions Settlement
  • Stoker
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bountiful <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cottonwood Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cottonwood Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cottonwood Heights. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cottonwood Heights.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cottonwood Heights ...

Looking for more information about Cottonwood Heights? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cottonwood Heights, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cottonwood Heights.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Cottonwood Heights: cottonwoodheights.utah.gov/

The official website for Salt Lake County: www.slco.org/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/