Welcome to Harrisville ...

The city of Harrisville is located in Weber County<1>.

The location of Harrisville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Harrisville was settled in 1850.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Harrisville has a population of 6,853 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Harrisville is 4,300 feet [1,311 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Harrisville is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Harrisville: (801) and (385)<5>

The ZIP code for Harrisville: 84404<6>

Websites for Harrisville ...

Official Website: www.cityofharrisville.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Harrisville had an population of 6,853 people. This is an increase of 23.1% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 88.01% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Harrisville had a population of 5,567 people. This makes Harrisville the county's 11th most populous community.

The population of Harrisville represents 0.2% of the population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 78th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,567 people, the population of Harrisville increased 52.73% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,645 people).

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

Communities Also Named Harrisville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Harrisville - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Harrisville ...

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

• Layton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Layton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
  • Layton is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Layton <7>
• Roy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
  • Roy is located in Weber County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roy <7>
• Kaysville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaysville
  • Kaysville is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaysville <7>
• Syracuse
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <7>
• Clearfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
  • Clearfield is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <7>
• Clinton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <7>
• Brigham City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City
  • Brigham City is located in Box Elder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,717 people
  • Former names for Brigham City:
  • Box Elder
  • Youngsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brigham City <7>
• West Haven
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
  • West Haven is located in Weber County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Haven <7>
• South Ogden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ogden
  • South Ogden is located in Weber County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,133 people
  • South Ogden has also been known as:
  • South Ogden City
• West Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <7>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harrisville ...

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

Adding Harrisville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harrisville 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 for Harrisville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Harrisville post office opened in 1871.

We also found Harrisville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harrisville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Harrisville: www.cityofharrisville.com/

The official website for Weber County: www.co.weber.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/