Welcome to Cedar City ...

The city of Cedar City is located in Iron County<1>.

Cedar City was established in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cedar City has a population of 35,032 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Cedar City is 5,670 feet [1,728 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Cedar City is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel south from Cedar City (for example, toward Colorado City (AZ)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Cedar City lies within the (435) area code.

The ZIP code for Cedar City: 84720<4>

The city of Cedar City was previously named Coal Creek. Going back to its beginning, Cedar City was originally named Little Muddy. For more information about the names of Cedar City, see The Names of Cedar City on our Genealogy Page.

Websites for Cedar City ...

Official Website:   www.cedarcity.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chambercedarcity.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cedar City had an population of 35,032 people. This is an increase of 21.4% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 70.66% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cedar City had a population of 28,857 people (which is 62.51% of the total population of Iron County). This makes Cedar City the county's most populous community.

The population of Cedar City represents 1.04% of the total population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 25th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 28,857 people, the population of Cedar City increased 40.58% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 20,527 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cedar City.

Communities Also Named Cedar City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Cedar City - they are located in Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri and Nebraska.

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

Communities near Cedar City ...

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

• Enoch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enoch
  • Enoch is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enoch <5>
• Parowan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parowan
  • Parowan is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parowan <5>
• Kanarraville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanarraville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanarraville
  • Kanarraville is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kanarraville <5>
• New Harmony
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
  • New Harmony is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Harmony <5>
• Brian Head
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brian Head
  • Brian Head is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brian Head <5>
• Hamiltons Fort
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamiltons Fort
  • Hamiltons Fort is located in Iron County
  • Former names for Hamiltons Fort:
  • Fort Hamblin
  • Fort Sidon
  • Fort Walker
  • Hambleton
  • Hamblin
  • Shirts Creek
  • Sidon
  • Hamiltons Fort has also been known as:
  • Hamilton Fort
  • Hamilton
• Johnson's Fort ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Johnson's Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson's Fort
  • Johnson's Fort is located in Iron County
  • Johnson's Fort has also been known as:
  • Johnson Springs
• Fort Johnson ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Johnson
  • Fort Johnson is located in Iron County
• Summit
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Summit is located in Iron County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <5>
• Fort Kanarra ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Kanarra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kanarra
  • Fort Kanarra is located in Iron County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar City. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Cedar City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cedar City ...

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

Adding Cedar City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cedar City 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 Cedar City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Cedar City post office opened in 1854.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cedar City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Cedar City: www.cedarcity.org/

The official website for Iron County: www.ironnet.org/

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