Welcome to Perry ...

The city of Perry is located in Box Elder County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Perry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Perry has a population of 5,239 people<2> (see below for details).

Perry is 4,320 feet [1,317 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Perry is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Perry is within the (435) area code.

The ZIP code for Perry: 84302<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Perry had an population of 5,239 people. This is an increase of 16.11% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 119.85% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Perry had a population of 4,512 people (which is 9.03% of the total population of Box Elder County). This makes Perry the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Perry represents 0.16% of the total population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 86th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,512 people, the population of Perry increased 89.34% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,383 people).

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

Communities Also Named Perry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Utah communities named Perry: This one is located in Box Elder County and the other is located in Salt Lake County.

Beyond Utah, there are 39 communities that are also named Perry - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Perry ...

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

• Ogden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
  • Ogden is located in Weber County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,387 people
  • Former names for Ogden:
  • Brownsville
  • Fort Buenaventura
  • Ogden has also been known as:
  • Ogden City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <5>
• North Ogden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogden
  • North Ogden is located in Weber County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Ogden <5>
• West Haven
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
  • West Haven is located in Weber County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Haven <5>
• South Ogden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ogden
  • South Ogden is located in Weber County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,133 people
  • South Ogden has also been known as:
  • South Ogden City
• Pleasant View
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Pleasant View is located in Weber County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,808 people
• Tremonton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremonton
  • Tremonton is located in Box Elder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tremonton <5>
• Riverdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
  • Riverdale is located in Weber County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverdale <5>
• Hyrum
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyrum
  • Hyrum is located in Cache County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyrum <5>
• Plain City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain City
  • Plain City is located in Weber County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
• Farr West
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farr West have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farr West
  • Farr West is located in Weber County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farr West <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 Perry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Perry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Perry ...

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

Adding Perry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Perry 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 Perry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Perry post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Perry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Box Elder County: www.boxeldercounty.org/

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