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Welcome to Fountain Place ...

Fountain Place is located in Salt Lake County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Fountain Place: Fountain Pl. (or less commonly used: Fountain Plc.)

Fountain Place is 4,260 feet [1,298 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Fountain Place is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Fountain Place: 801 & 385<3>

Communities Also Named Fountain Place ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fountain Place - they are located in California and Louisiana.

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

Communities near Fountain Place ...

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

  • West Valley City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • West Jordan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sandy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Sandy is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <4>
  • South Jordan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Millcreek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
  • Taylorsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Herriman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Draper
    (15 miles [24.1 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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Riverton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fountain Place ...

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

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 Fountain Place - 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 Fountain Place area will be assigned with one of these codes: 801 or 385. As a result, placing a call in the Fountain Place 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.