Welcome to Castle Valley ...
The town of Castle Valley is located in Grand County<1>.
The location of Castle Valley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
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 350 people<3> (see below for details).
Castle Valley is 4,750 feet [1,448 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation 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
Castle Valley is within the (435) area code.
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Castle Valley had an population of 350 people. This is an increase of 9.72% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.29% 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 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 have 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 [Grand County]
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moab
- Moab [Grand County] lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<5> to the southwest of Castle Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,336 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Moab
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moab<6>
- Castleton [Grand County] - Historic
- Richardson [Grand County] - Historic
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Richardson [Grand County] was located 4 miles [6.4 km]<5> to the north of Castle Valley
- 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.<7>
- Wilson's Mesa [Grand County] - Historic
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mesa
- Wilson's Mesa [Grand County] was located 6 miles [9.7 km]<5> to the south of Castle Valley
- 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.<7>
- Wilson's Mesa has also been known as:
- Mesa
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- Spanish Valley [San Juan County]
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Valley
- Spanish Valley [San Juan County] lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<5> to the south of Castle Valley
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Spanish Valley
- Basin [Grand County] - Historic
- Plainfield [Grand County] - Historic
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield [Grand County] was located 10 miles [16.1 km]<5> to the south of Castle Valley
- 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.<7>
- Plainfield has also been known as:
- Bueno
- Poverty Flat
- Spanish Valley
- Dewey [Grand County] - Historic
- Gateway [Mesa County]
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway
- Gateway [Mesa County] lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<5> to the east of Castle Valley
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Gateway
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gateway<6>
- Cisco [Grand County] - Historic
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Cisco [Grand County] was located 23 miles [37 km]<5> to the north of Castle Valley
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco<6>
- Spanish Valley [San Juan County]
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.
Other Roadside Stops ...
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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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Castle Valley. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Castle Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Castle Valley) to Point B. If you need the driving distance (or directions), we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Castle Valley. Since we usually use Google Maps, we've provided the following link for your convenience: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Castle Valley Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Castle Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6338, Longitude: -109.3975 In this case, the coordinates for Castle Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |