Welcome to Castle Valley ...
The town of Castle Valley is located in Grand County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Castle Valley: Castle Vly. (or less commonly used: Castle Vally. or Castle Vlly.)
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Castle Valley has a population of 352 people<2> (see below for details).
Castle Valley is 4,750 feet [1,448 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Castle Valley is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Castle Valley lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Castle Valley: 435
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Castle Valley had an population of 352 people. This is an increase of 10.34% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.86% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Castle Valley had a population of 319 people. This makes Castle Valley the county's 2nd most populous community.
The population of Castle Valley represents 0.01% of the total population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 206th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 319 people, the population of Castle Valley decreased 8.6% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 349 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Castle Valley.
Communities Also Named Castle Valley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Castle Valley - it's located in Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Castle Valley.
Communities near Castle Valley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Castle Valley.
- Moab
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moab
- Moab is located in Grand County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,373 people
- Former names for Moab:
- Grand Valley
- Mormon Fort
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moab <4>
- Castleton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
- Castleton is located in Grand County
- Richardson ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richardson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Richardson is located in Grand County
- Wilson's Mesa ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilson's Mesa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mesa
- Wilson's Mesa is located in Grand County
- Wilson's Mesa has also been known as:
- Mesa
- Spanish Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Valley
- Spanish Valley is located in San Juan County
- Basin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin
- Basin is located in Grand County
- Plainfield ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plainfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Grand County
- Plainfield has also been known as:
- Bueno
- Poverty Flat
- Poverty Flats
- Spanish Valley
- Dewey ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Gateway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway
- Gateway is located in Mesa County (CO)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gateway <4>
- Cisco ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Cisco is located in Grand County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <4>
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 Castle Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Castle Valley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Castle Valley. 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 Castle Valley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Castle Valley. See our Newspapers Page for Castle Valley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Castle Valley ...
Looking for more information about Castle Valley? 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 Castle Valley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Castle Valley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Castle Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Grand County: www.grandcountyutah.net/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Grand, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Castle Valley. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Castle Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |