Welcome to Ferron ...

The city of Ferron is located in Emery County<1>.

Ferron was established in 1877.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ferron has a population of 1,500 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Ferron is 5,940 feet [1,811 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Ferron is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Ferron is located in the (435) area code.

The ZIP code for Ferron: 84523<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ferron had an population of 1,500 people. This is a decrease of 7.75% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.58% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ferron had a population of 1,626 people (or 14.81% of the total population of Emery County). This makes Ferron the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Ferron represents 0.06% of the total population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 121st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,626 people, the population of Ferron has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,623 people).

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

Communities near Ferron ...

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

• Huntington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Emery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <5>
• Castle Dale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Dale
  • Castle Dale is located in Emery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Dale <5>
• Orangeville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
  • Orangeville is located in Emery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangeville <5>
• Emery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
  • Emery is located in Emery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emery <5>
• Wilsonville ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
  • Wilsonville is located in Emery County
• Lawrence ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Emery County
• Shanty Town ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shanty Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
  • Shanty Town is located in Emery County
• Cleveland
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Emery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <5>
• Copper Globe ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copper Globe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Globe
  • Copper Globe is located in Emery County
• Mohrland ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohrland
  • Mohrland is located in Emery 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 Ferron. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ferron.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ferron ...

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

Adding Ferron to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ferron post office opened in 1888.

We also found Ferron in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ferron.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Emery County: www.co.emery.ut.us/

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