Welcome to La Verkin ...

The city of La Verkin is located in Washington County<1>.

La Verkin was established in 1897 and was incorporated in 1927.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, La Verkin has a population of 4,448 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of La Verkin is 3,750 feet [1,143 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of La Verkin is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave La Verkin and travel south, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

La Verkin is within the boundaries of the (435) area code.

The ZIP code for La Verkin: 84745<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, La Verkin had an population of 4,448 people. This is an increase of 9.56% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 31.13% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, La Verkin had a population of 4,060 people. This makes La Verkin the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of La Verkin represents 0.15% of the total population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 88th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,060 people, the population of La Verkin increased 19.69% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,392 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for La Verkin.

Communities near La Verkin ...

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

• Saint George
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
  • Saint George is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <5>
• Washington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <5>
• Leeds
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
  • Leeds is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <5>
• Apple Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
  • Apple Valley is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Valley <5>
• Virgin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgin
  • Virgin is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgin <5>
• Springdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springdale <5>
• Rockville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <5>
• New Harmony
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
  • New Harmony is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Harmony <5>
• Grafton ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grafton is located in Washington County
• Babylon ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
  • Babylon is located in Washington County
  • Babylon has also been known as:
  • Stormont Mill

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Verkin ...

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

Adding La Verkin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of La Verkin 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 La Verkin was on a map titled Road Map for Utah (from Shell Oil, 1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for La Verkin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for La Verkin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.washco.state.ut.us/

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