Welcome to Orem ...

The city of Orem is located in Utah County<1>.

Orem was settled in 1877 and was incorporated May 5, 1919.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Orem: Named after Walter C. Orem (1873-1951), President of the Salt Lake and Utah Railroad.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Orem has a population of 97,834 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Orem is 4,760 feet [1,451 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Orem is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Orem: (801) and (385)<4>

Websites for Orem ...

Official Website: www.orem.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Orem had an population of 97,834 people. This is an increase of 10.76% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 16.02% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Orem had a population of 88,328 people (or 16.99% of the total population of Utah County). This makes Orem the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Orem represents 3.2% of the population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 88,328 people, the population of Orem increased 4.75% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 84,324 people).

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

Communities Also Named Orem ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Orem - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Orem ...

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

• Lehi
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehi have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
  • Lehi is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <6>
• Draper
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
  • Draper is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <6>
• Eagle Mountain
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
  • Eagle Mountain is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Mountain <6>
• Spanish Fork
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fork
  • Spanish Fork is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,268 people
  • Spanish Fork has also been known as:
  • Spanish Fork City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spanish Fork <6>
• Saratoga Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Springs
  • Saratoga Springs is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga Springs <6>
• American Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Fork
  • American Fork is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,896 people
  • Former names for American Fork:
  • Lake City
  • McArthursville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for American Fork <6>
• Springville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Springville is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <6>
• Payson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payson
  • Payson is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,033 people
  • Former names for Payson:
  • Fort Peteetneet
  • Pacen
  • Peteetneet
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payson <6>
• Highland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Highland is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <6>
• Bluffdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffdale
  • Bluffdale is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffdale <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orem ...

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

Adding Orem to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orem 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 Orem was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Orem post office opened in 1943.

We also found Orem on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Utah (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orem.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Orem: www.orem.org/

The official website for Utah County: www.co.utah.ut.us/

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