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Welcome to Price ...

The city of Price is located in Carbon County<1> (at the time of its founding, Price was located in Emery County) and is the County Seat for Carbon County.

Price was established in 1879.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Price has a population of 8,336 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Price is 5,620 feet [1,713 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Price is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Price: 435

The ZIP code for Price: 84501<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Price had an population of 8,336 people. This is a decrease of 4.35% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.79% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Price had a population of 8,715 people (or 40.72% of the total population of Carbon County). This makes Price the county's most populous community.

The population of Price represents 0.32% of the population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 58th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,715 people, the population of Price increased 3.73% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 8,402 people).

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

Communities Also Named Price ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Price - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas (2), Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (3), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Price ...

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

  • Helper
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cleveland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Elmo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Hiawatha
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hiawatha is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
  • Spring Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Glen is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen
  • Kenilworth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Kenilworth is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
  • Wellington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Martin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Martin is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Heiner ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Heiner is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heiner
    • Former names for Heiner:
    • Carbon
    • Panther
  • Peerless ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Peerless is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Price. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Price.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Price ...

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

Adding Price to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Price 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 (so far) for Price was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Price post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Price.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Carbon, 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 Price.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Price - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 city (such as Price). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Price 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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