Welcome to Avon ...

Avon is located in Iron County<1>.

Avon is 5,170 feet [1,576 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Avon is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Avon, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Code for Avon: 435

Communities Also Named Avon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Utah communities named Avon: This one is located in Iron County and the other is located in Cache County.

Beyond Utah, there are 40 communities that are also named Avon - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Montana, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Avon ...

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

• Enoch
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enoch
  • Enoch is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enoch <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Enoch
  • From Avon to Enoch
• Lund ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
  • Lund is located in Iron County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lund
  • From Avon to Lund
• Zane ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zane. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zane
  • Zane is located in Iron County
  • Zane has also been known as:
  • Sahara
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Zane
  • From Avon to Zane
• Beryl
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
  • Beryl is located in Iron County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Beryl
  • From Avon to Beryl
• Fort Johnson ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Johnson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Johnson
  • Fort Johnson is located in Iron County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fort Johnson
  • From Avon to Fort Johnson
• Johnson's Fort ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Johnson's Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson's Fort
  • Johnson's Fort is located in Iron County
  • Johnson's Fort has also been known as:
  • Johnson Springs
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Johnson's Fort
  • From Avon to Johnson's Fort
• Newcastle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
  • Newcastle is located in Iron County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcastle <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Newcastle
  • From Avon to Newcastle
• Beryl Junction
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl Junction
  • Beryl Junction is located in Iron County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Beryl Junction
  • From Avon to Beryl Junction
• Cedar City
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
  • Cedar City is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,090 people
  • Former names for Cedar City:
  • Coal Creek
  • Little Muddy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cedar City
  • From Avon to Cedar City
• Old Irontown
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Irontown
  • Old Irontown is located in Iron County
  • Old Irontown has also been known as:
  • Iron City
  • Irontown
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Old Irontown
  • From Avon to Old Irontown

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Avon ...

Looking for more information about Avon? 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 Avon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Avon.