Welcome to Willard ...

The city of Willard is located in Box Elder County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1859.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Willard has a population of 1,951 people<2> (see below for details).

Willard is 4,290 feet [1,308 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Willard is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Willard: 435

The ZIP code for Willard: 84340<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Willard had an population of 1,951 people. This is an increase of 10.1% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 19.69% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Willard had a population of 1,772 people. This makes Willard the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Willard represents 0.06% of the total population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 112nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,772 people, the population of Willard increased 8.71% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,630 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Willard.

Communities Also Named Willard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Utah communities named Willard: This one is located in Box Elder County and the other is located in Salt Lake County.

Beyond Utah, there are 32 communities that are also named Willard - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Tennessee, Virginia (3), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Willard ...

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

• Ogden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
  • Ogden is located in Weber County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,387 people
  • Former names for Ogden:
  • Brownsville
  • Fort Buenaventura
  • Ogden has also been known as:
  • Ogden City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ogden
  • From Willard to Ogden
• Roy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
  • Roy is located in Weber County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roy <5>
• Clinton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clinton
  • From Willard to Clinton
• North Ogden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogden
  • North Ogden is located in Weber County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Ogden <5>
• Brigham City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City
  • Brigham City is located in Box Elder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,717 people
  • Former names for Brigham City:
  • Box Elder
  • Youngsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brigham City <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Brigham City
  • From Willard to Brigham City
• West Haven
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
  • West Haven is located in Weber County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Haven <5>
• South Ogden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ogden
  • South Ogden is located in Weber County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,133 people
  • South Ogden has also been known as:
  • South Ogden City
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to South Ogden
  • From Willard to South Ogden
• Pleasant View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Pleasant View is located in Weber County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,808 people
• Washington Terrace
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Terrace
  • Washington Terrace is located in Weber County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,185 people
• Riverdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
  • Riverdale is located in Weber County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverdale <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Riverdale
  • From Willard to Riverdale

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willard ...

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

Adding Willard to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

We also found Willard in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Willard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Box Elder County: www.boxeldercounty.org/

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