Welcome to West Portal ...

West Portal is located in Utah County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Portal: W. Portal

West Portal is 7,460 feet [2,274 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of West Portal is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for West Portal: 801 & 385<3>

Communities Also Named West Portal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named West Portal - they are located in California and New Jersey.

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

Communities near West Portal ...

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

• Springville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Springville is also located in Utah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <4>
• Mapleton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Mapleton is also located in Utah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <4>
• Wallsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Wallsburg is located in Wasatch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallsburg <4>
• Mill Fork ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Mill Fork was located in Utah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Fork
• Tucker ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Tucker was located in Utah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
• Thistle ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Thistle was located in Utah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle
• Covered Bridge Canyon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Covered Bridge Canyon is also located in Utah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Bridge Canyon
• Soldier Summit ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Soldier Summit was located in Wasatch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier Summit
• Ironton ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Ironton was located in Utah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
• Fruitland
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Fruitland is located in Duchesne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Portal ...

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