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Welcome to Oakley ...

The city of Oakley is located in Summit County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Oakley has a population of 1,736 people<2> (see below for details).

Oakley is 6,560 feet [1,999 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Oakley is 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Oakley lies within the (435) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oakley had an population of 1,736 people. This is an increase of 18.1% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 83.12% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Oakley had a population of 1,470 people. This makes Oakley the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Oakley represents 0.05% of the total population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 125th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,470 people, the population of Oakley increased 55.06% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 948 people).

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

Communities Also Named Oakley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Utah communities named Oakley: This one is located in Summit County and the other is located in Salt Lake County.

Beyond Utah, there are 30 communities that are also named Oakley - they are located in Alabama, California, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (3), Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia (3), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Oakley ...

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

  • Heber City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber City
    • Heber City is located in Wasatch County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,574 people
    • Heber City has also been known as:
    • Heber
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber City <4>
  • Park City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Midway
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Midway is located in Wasatch County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,465 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <4>
  • Kamas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kamas have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamas
    • Kamas is located in Summit County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,344 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kamas <4>
  • Francis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
    • Francis is located in Summit County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,611 people
  • Coalville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Hideout
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hideout have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideout
    • Hideout is located in Wasatch County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
  • Daniel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
    • Daniel is located in Wasatch County
    • Estimated population in 2015: 1,058 people
  • Charleston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Charleston is located in Wasatch County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
  • Alta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
    • Alta is located in Salt Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
    • Former name for Alta:
    • Central City
    • Alta has also been known as:
    • Alta City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakley ...

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

Adding Oakley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oakley post office opened in 1887.

We also found Oakley on a map titled Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakley.

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

The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.ut.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Summit, 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 Oakley.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oakley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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