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Welcome to Wasatch County ...

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

The community of Heber City is the Seat for Wasatch County.

Wasatch County was founded in 1862. Wasatch was created by taking area from Utah and Sanpete Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Wasatch had a population of 34,091 people. This is an increase of 44.18% since the last Census (which gave a population of 23,644 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wasatch represented 0.86% of the total population of Utah.

Below are some of the communities located in Wasatch County:

  • Charleston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Charleston is located in Wasatch County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
  • Heber City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Heber City is located in Wasatch County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,574 people
    • Heber City has also been known as:
    • Heber
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber City <2>
  • Hideout
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hideout is located in Wasatch County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideout
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
  • Independence
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Independence is located in Wasatch County (UT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Midway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Midway is located in Wasatch County (UT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,465 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <2>
  • Wallsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wallsburg is located in Wasatch County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
    • Former names for Wallsburg:
    • Little Warm Valley
    • Round Valley
    • Wallsburg Fort
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallsburg <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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