Welcome to Leeds ...

The town of Leeds is located in Washington County<1>.

Leeds was established in 1867 and was incorporated in May 1953.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Leeds has a population of 877 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Leeds is 3,620 feet [1,103 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Leeds is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Leeds and travel south, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Leeds is located in the (435) area code.

The ZIP code for Leeds: 84746<4>

Going back to its beginning, Leeds was originally named Bennington. For more information about the names of Leeds, see The Names of Leeds on our Genealogy Page.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Leeds had an population of 877 people. This is an increase of 6.95% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 60.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Leeds had a population of 820 people. This makes Leeds the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of Leeds represents 0.03% of the total population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 152nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 820 people, the population of Leeds increased 49.91% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 547 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Leeds.

Communities Also Named Leeds ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Leeds - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Leeds ...

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

• Saint George
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
  • Saint George is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <5>
• Washington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <5>
• Hurricane
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Hurricane is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurricane <5>
• Ivins
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivins
  • Ivins is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivins <5>
• Santa Clara
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
  • Santa Clara is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Clara <5>
• La Verkin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Verkin
  • La Verkin is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Verkin <5>
• Toquerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toquerville
  • Toquerville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toquerville <5>
• Apple Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
  • Apple Valley is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Valley <5>
• Virgin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgin
  • Virgin is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgin <5>
• Springdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springdale <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 Leeds. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leeds.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Leeds. 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 Leeds.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Leeds. See our Newspapers Page for Leeds.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leeds ...

Looking for more information about Leeds? 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 Leeds, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Leeds.

Adding Leeds to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leeds in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Leeds was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Leeds on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leeds.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leeds. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.washco.state.ut.us/

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