Welcome to Hurricane ...

The city of Hurricane is located in Washington County<1>.

Hurricane was established in 1896.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hurricane has a population of 19,125 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Hurricane is 3,310 feet [1,009 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Hurricane is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel south from Hurricane, 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.

Hurricane lies within the (435) area code.

The ZIP code for Hurricane: 84737<4>

Websites for Hurricane ...

Official Website: www.ci.hurricane.ut.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hurricane had an population of 19,125 people. This is an increase of 39.11% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 131.82% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hurricane had a population of 13,748 people (which is 9.95% of the total population of Washington County). This makes Hurricane the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Hurricane represents 0.5% of the total population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 45th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 13,748 people, the population of Hurricane increased 66.64% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 8,250 people).

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

Communities Also Named Hurricane ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Hurricane - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi (3), Missouri (3), New York, North Carolina (2), Tennessee (3), Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hurricane ...

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

• Saint George
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
  • Saint George is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <5>
• Washington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <5>
• Apple Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
  • Apple Valley is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Valley <5>
• Springdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springdale <5>
• Rockville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <5>
• Grafton ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grafton is located in Washington County
• Harrisburg ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Washington County
  • Former names for Harrisburg:
  • Cottonwood
  • Harrisville
• Leeds
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
  • Leeds is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <5>
• Toquerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toquerville
  • Toquerville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toquerville <5>
• Virgin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgin
  • Virgin is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgin <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hurricane ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hurricane: www.ci.hurricane.ut.us/

The official website for Washington County: www.washco.state.ut.us/

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