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Welcome to Gunnison (aka 'Gunnison City') ...

The city of Gunnison is located in Sanpete County<1>.

Gunnison was established in 1859.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gunnison has a population of 3,596 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Gunnison is 5,160 feet [1,573 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Gunnison is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Gunnison: 435

The ZIP code for Gunnison: 84634<4>

In the past, Gunnison was named Hog Wallow.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gunnison had an population of 3,596 people. This is an increase of 9.47% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 50.21% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gunnison had a population of 3,285 people (which is 11.76% of the total population of Sanpete County). This makes Gunnison the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Gunnison represents 0.12% of the total population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 95th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,285 people, the population of Gunnison increased 37.22% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,394 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Gunnison.

Communities Also Named Gunnison ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Gunnison - they are located in Colorado and Mississippi.

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

Websites for Gunnison ...

Official Website: www.gunnisoncity.org/

Communities near Gunnison ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gunnison ...

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

Adding Gunnison to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gunnison 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 Gunnison was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gunnison post office opened in 1864.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gunnison.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Sanpete, 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 Gunnison.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gunnison - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 city (such as Gunnison). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Gunnison or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/