Welcome to Cottonwood Heights ...
The city of Cottonwood Heights is located in Salt Lake County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cottonwood Heights, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated in 2005.
A typical abbreviation for Cottonwood Heights: Cottonwood Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Cottonwood Heights had a population of 33,433 people.<2> (see below for details).
Cottonwood Heights is 4,790 feet [1,460 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Cottonwood Heights is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Cottonwood Heights lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Cottonwood Heights: 801 & 385<4>
Communities Also Named Cottonwood Heights ...
While we believe that this Cottonwood Heights is located in Salt Lake County, we know of another 2 Utah communities named Cottonwood Heights. Those communities are located in the following counties: Davis and Weber County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cottonwood Heights.
Websites for Cottonwood Heights ...
Official Website: cottonwoodheights.utah.gov/
Communities near Cottonwood Heights ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cottonwood Heights.
- Salt Lake City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lake City
- Salt Lake City is located in Salt Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204,087 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salt Lake City <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Salt Lake City
- From Cottonwood Heights to Salt Lake City
- West Valley City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Valley City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Valley City
- West Valley City is located in Salt Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133,894 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Valley City <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to West Valley City
- From Cottonwood Heights to West Valley City
- West Jordan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jordan
- West Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116,530 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Jordan <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to West Jordan
- From Cottonwood Heights to West Jordan
- South Jordan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jordan
- South Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78,503 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Jordan <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to South Jordan
- From Cottonwood Heights to South Jordan
- Lehi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehi have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
- Lehi is located in Utah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <5>
- Taylorsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Taylorsville is located in Salt Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,402 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <5>
- Herriman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriman
- Herriman is located in Salt Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55,756 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herriman <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Herriman
- From Cottonwood Heights to Herriman
- Draper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Draper is located in Salt Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,963 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Draper
- From Cottonwood Heights to Draper
- Riverton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Riverton is located in Salt Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,369 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Riverton
- From Cottonwood Heights to Riverton
- Bountiful
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
- Bountiful is located in Davis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,921 people
- Former names for Bountiful:
- Calls Settlement
- North Canyon Settlement
- North Canyon Ward
- North Mill Creek Canyon Ward
- Sessions Settlement
- Stoker
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bountiful <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bountiful
- From Cottonwood Heights to Bountiful
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 Cottonwood Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cottonwood Heights.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cottonwood Heights. 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 Cottonwood Heights.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cottonwood Heights ...
Looking for more information about Cottonwood Heights? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Cottonwood Heights, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cottonwood Heights.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Cottonwood Heights: cottonwoodheights.utah.gov/
The official website for Salt Lake County: www.slco.org/
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 Salt Lake, 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 Cottonwood Heights. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cottonwood Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 801 code has been Overlayed with the 385 area code. New phone numbers in the Cottonwood Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 801 or 385. As a result, placing a call in the Cottonwood Heights area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |