Welcome to Santa Clara ...

The city of Santa Clara is located in Washington County<1>.

Santa Clara was established in 1854.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Santa Clara has a population of 8,435 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Santa Clara is 2,740 feet [835 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Santa Clara is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Santa Clara (for example, toward Colorado City (AZ)), 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.

Area Code for Santa Clara: 435

The ZIP code for Santa Clara: 84765<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Santa Clara had an population of 8,435 people. This is an increase of 40.51% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 82.18% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Santa Clara had a population of 6,003 people. This makes Santa Clara the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Santa Clara represents 0.22% of the population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 75th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,003 people, the population of Santa Clara increased 29.65% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,630 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Santa Clara.

Communities Also Named Santa Clara ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Santa Clara - they are located in California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New Mexico (3), New York, Oregon, South Dakota and Texas.

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

Websites for Santa Clara ...

Official Website: www.santaclaracityutah.com/

Communities near Santa Clara ...

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

• Washington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Washington
  • From Santa Clara to Washington
• Leeds
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Leeds
  • From Santa Clara to Leeds
• Saint George
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
  • Saint George is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saint George
  • From Santa Clara to Saint George
• Shivwits
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivwits
  • Shivwits is located in Washington County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shivwits
  • From Santa Clara to Shivwits
• Tonaquint ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tonaquint. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonaquint
  • Tonaquint is located in Washington County
  • Tonaquint has also been known as:
  • Lick Skillet
  • Lower Clara
  • Seldom Stop
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tonaquint
  • From Santa Clara to Tonaquint
• Bloomington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in Washington County
  • Former name for Bloomington:
  • Saint James
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bloomington
  • From Santa Clara to Bloomington
• Price City ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Price City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price City
  • Price City is located in Washington County
  • Price City has also been known as:
  • Price
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Price City
  • From Santa Clara to Price City
• Atkinville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinville
  • Atkinville is located in Washington County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Atkinville
  • From Santa Clara to Atkinville
• Shem ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shem
  • Shem is located in Washington County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shem
  • From Santa Clara to Shem
• Washington Fields
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Washington Fields. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Fields
  • Washington Fields is located in Washington County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Washington Fields
  • From Santa Clara to Washington Fields

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Santa Clara ...

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

Adding Santa Clara to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Santa Clara post office opened in 1859.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Santa Clara.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Santa Clara: www.santaclaracityutah.com/

The official website for Washington County: www.washco.state.ut.us/

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