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Welcome to Utah Junction ...

Utah Junction is located in Adams County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Utah Junction: Utah Jct. (or less commonly used: Utah Jctn.)

Utah Junction is 5,220 feet [1,591 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Utah Junction is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Utah Junction: 303, 720 & 983<3>

Communities Also Named Utah Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Utah Junction: This one is located in Adams County and the other is located in Arapahoe County.

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

Communities near Utah Junction ...

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

  • Denver
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Denver is located in Denver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 735,538 people
    • Former names for Denver:
    • Auraina
    • Denver City
    • Montana City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <4>
  • Aurora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Aurora is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 387,377 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
  • Lakewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Thornton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Arvada
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Arvada is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvada
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,936 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvada <4>
  • Westminster
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Centennial
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Broomfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Commerce City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Littleton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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 Utah Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Utah Junction.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Utah Junction ...

Looking for more information about Utah Junction? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Utah Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Utah Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Utah Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 303 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 720 or 983. New phone numbers in the Utah Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 303, 720 or 983. As a result, placing a call in the Utah Junction area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.