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Welcome to The Downs ...

The Downs is located in Salt Lake County<1>.

The Downs is 4,550 feet [1,387 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of The Downs is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The Downs lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for The Downs: 801 & 385<3>

Communities Also Named The Downs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Utah communities named The Downs: This one is located in Salt Lake County and the other is located in Weber County.

Beyond Utah, there are 14 communities that are also named The Downs - they are located in Alabama (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for The Downs.

Communities near The Downs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near The Downs.

  • Salt Lake City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • West Valley City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • West Jordan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • South Jordan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lehi
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Lehi is located in Utah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <4>
  • Millcreek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
  • Taylorsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Herriman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Draper
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Draper is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,963 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <4>
  • Murray
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Murray is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,355 people
    • Murray has also been known as:
    • Murray City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <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 The Downs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for The Downs.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of The Downs. 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 The Downs.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for The Downs ...

Looking for more information about The Downs? 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 The Downs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for The Downs.

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around The Downs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 The Downs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 801 or 385. As a result, placing a call in the The Downs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.