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Welcome to West Salt Lake ...

West Salt Lake is located in Salt Lake County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Salt Lake: W. Salt Lk.

West Salt Lake is 4,210 feet [1,283 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of West Salt Lake is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for West Salt Lake: 801 & 385<3>

Communities near West Salt Lake ...

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

  • Salt Lake City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • West Valley City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • West Jordan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Sandy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <4>
  • Layton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • South Jordan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Millcreek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
  • Taylorsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Herriman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Draper
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Draper is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,963 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <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 Salt Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Salt Lake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Salt Lake ...

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

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Salt Lake - 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 West Salt Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 801 or 385. As a result, placing a call in the West Salt Lake 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.