Summary for Brighton

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Located in: Salt Lake County (see below)

Time Zone: Brighton lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT)

Telephone Area Codes: (385), (801)<1>

Elevation: 8,700 feet [2,651.76 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Brighton:

Lat: 40.603700° (or 40°36'13" N)

Lon: -111.582600° (or -111°34'57" W)

USGS Topo Map: Brighton<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Brighton

GNIS ID: 1439115

FIPS State / Place Code: 49 / 08570

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Brighton)

The community of Salt Lake City is the County Seat for Salt Lake County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Salt Lake)

Population

Total Area:<6> 807 sq. miles [2,091.1 km²] - of which 8.06% is water (65.1 sq. miles [168.6 km²])

Housing Units: <7> 364,031

Official Website: www.slco.org/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Salt Lake

GNIS ID: 1448031

FIPS State / County Code: 49 / 035

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Brighton)

About Utah

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Utah

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Utah

GNIS ID: 1455989

FIPS State: 49

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Brighton)

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

<1>	Area code (385) is an overlay for area code (801).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brighton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Brighton, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Brighton.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Brighton. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).