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Welcome to Rockville ...

The town of Rockville is located in Washington County<1>.



Rockville was established in 1862.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rockville has a population of 270 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Rockville is 3,910 feet [1,192 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Rockville is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Rockville 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.

Rockville is located in the (435) area code.

The ZIP code for Rockville: 84763<4>

Websites for Rockville ...

Official Website: https://rockvilleutah.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rockville had an population of 270 people. This is an increase of 10.2% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rockville had a population of 245 people. This makes Rockville the county's 14th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 245 people, the population of Rockville has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 247 people).

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

Communities Also Named Rockville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 49 communities that are also named Rockville - they are located in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New York (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (12), Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Rockville ...

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

  • Hurricane
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Colorado City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • La Verkin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Hildale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Toquerville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Leeds
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Virgin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Duncans Retreat ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncans Retreat
    • Duncans Retreat is located in Washington County
  • Dalton ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dalton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
    • Dalton is located in Washington County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockville ...

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

Adding Rockville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rockville post office opened in 1864.

We also found Rockville on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockville.

The official website for Rockville: https://rockvilleutah.org/

The official website for Washington County: www.washco.state.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 Washington, 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 Rockville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rockville - 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 town (such as Rockville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Rockville 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>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.
<7>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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