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Welcome to South Jordan ...

The city of South Jordan is located in Salt Lake County<1>.

South Jordan was established in 1859 and was incorporated November 8, 1935.

A typical abbreviation for South Jordan: S. Jordan

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, South Jordan has a population of 76,497 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of South Jordan is 4,650 feet [1,417 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of South Jordan is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for South Jordan: 801 & 385<4>

The ZIP code for South Jordan: 84095<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, South Jordan had an population of 76,497 people. This is an increase of 51.73% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 159.87% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, South Jordan had a population of 50,418 people. This makes South Jordan the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of South Jordan represents 1.82% of the population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 11th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 50,418 people, the population of South Jordan increased 71.27% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 29,437 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for South Jordan.

Websites for South Jordan ...

Official Website: www.southjordancity.org/

Communities near South Jordan ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Jordan ...

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

Adding South Jordan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Jordan 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 South Jordan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

X2X - From that list, the South Jordan post office opened in 1877.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Jordan.

The official website for South Jordan: www.southjordancity.org/

The official website for Salt Lake County: www.slco.org/

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 Salt Lake, 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 South Jordan.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Jordan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 South Jordan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 801 or 385. As a result, placing a call in the South Jordan area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 South Jordan). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether South Jordan or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<9>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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