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Welcome to Dugway ...

Dugway is located in Tooele County<1>.

Dugway was established in 1942.

Dugway is 4,840 feet [1,475 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Dugway is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Dugway: 435

The ZIP code for Dugway: 84022<3>

In the past, Dugway was named Spring Valley.

Communities Also Named Dugway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Dugway - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Dugway ...

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

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 Dugway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dugway.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dugway. See our Newspapers Page for Dugway.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dugway ...

Looking for more information about Dugway? 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 Dugway, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Dugway.

Adding Dugway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dugway in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Dugway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dugway post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dugway.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Tooele, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dugway - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Dugway). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Dugway or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/