Welcome to Porterville ...
Porterville is located in Morgan County<1>.
Porterville was settled in 1859.
Porterville is 5,150 feet [1,570 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Porterville is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Porterville lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Porterville: 801 & 385<3>
The ZIP code for Porterville: 84050<4>
Communities Also Named Porterville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Porterville - they are located in Alabama, California, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Oregon and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Porterville.
Communities near Porterville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Porterville.
- Salt Lake City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lake City
- Salt Lake City is located in Salt Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204,087 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salt Lake City <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Salt Lake City
- From Porterville to Salt Lake City
- Layton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Layton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
- Bountiful
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
- Bountiful is located in Davis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,921 people
- Former names for Bountiful:
- Calls Settlement
- North Canyon Settlement
- North Canyon Ward
- North Mill Creek Canyon Ward
- Sessions Settlement
- Stoker
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bountiful <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bountiful
- From Porterville to Bountiful
- Kaysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaysville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
- Clearfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
- Farmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Farmington is located in Davis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,387 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <5>
- North Salt Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Salt Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Salt Lake
- North Salt Lake is located in Davis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,204 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Salt Lake <5>
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Davis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,530 people
- Former names for Centerville:
- Cherry Settlement
- Deuel Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Centerville
- From Porterville to Centerville
- Woods Cross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woods Cross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cross
- Woods Cross is located in Davis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woods Cross <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Woods Cross
- From Porterville to Woods Cross
- South Weber
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Weber have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weber
- South Weber is located in Davis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,252 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Weber <5>
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 Porterville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Porterville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Porterville. 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 Porterville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Porterville. See our Newspapers Page for Porterville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Porterville ...
Looking for more information about Porterville? 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 Porterville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Porterville.
Adding Porterville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Porterville 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 Porterville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Porterville post office opened in 1894.
We also found Porterville on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Utah (1950).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Porterville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Porterville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Porterville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 801 code has been Overlayed with the 385 area code. New phone numbers in the Porterville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 801 or 385. As a result, placing a call in the Porterville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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 community (such as Porterville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Porterville 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> | 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. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |