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Welcome to Sunshine ...

Sunshine is located in Davis County<1>.

Sunshine is 4,410 feet [1,344 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Sunshine is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Sunshine: 801 & 385<3>

Communities Also Named Sunshine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Utah communities named Sunshine: This one is located in Davis County and the other is located in Tooele County.

Beyond Utah, there are 45 communities that are also named Sunshine - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas (3), British Columbia, Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Mexico (3), North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wyoming (2).

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

Communities near Sunshine ...

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

  • Salt Lake City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • West Valley City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • West Jordan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Layton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Millcreek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
  • Taylorsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Murray
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Murray is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,355 people
    • Murray has also been known as:
    • Murray City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <4>
  • Kearns
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Midvale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Midvale is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,434 people
    • Midvale has also been known as:
    • Midvale City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midvale <4>
  • Cottonwood Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunshine ...

Looking for more information about Sunshine? 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 Sunshine, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sunshine.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Davis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sunshine - 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 Sunshine area will be assigned with one of these codes: 801 or 385. As a result, placing a call in the Sunshine area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.