Welcome to Price ...
The city of Price is located in Carbon County<1> (at the time of its founding, Price was located in Emery County) and is the County Seat for Carbon County.
The location of Price has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
Price was established in 1879.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Price has a population of 8,336 people<3> (see below for details).
The community of Price is 5,620 feet [1,713 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Price is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Price lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Price is located in the (435) area code.
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Price had an population of 8,336 people. This is a decrease of 4.35% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.79% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Price had a population of 8,715 people (which is 40.72% of the total population of Carbon County). This makes Price the county's most populous community.
The population of Price represents 0.32% of the population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 58th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 8,715 people, the population of Price increased 3.73% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 8,402 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Price.
Communities Also Named Price ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Price - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas (2), Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (3), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Price.
Communities near Price ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Price.
- Helper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helper
- Helper is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helper <5>
- Cleveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- 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>
- Elmo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Elmo is located in Emery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmo <5>
- Hiawatha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
- Hiawatha is located in Carbon County
- Spring Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen
- Spring Glen is located in Carbon County
- Kenilworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Kenilworth is located in Carbon County
- Wellington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Wellington is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <5>
- Heiner ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Peerless ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless is located in Carbon County
- Castle Gate ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Castle Gate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Gate
- Castle Gate is located in Carbon 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 Price. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Price.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Price. 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 Price.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Price. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Price.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Price ...
Looking for more information about Price? 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 Price, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Price.
Adding Price to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Price 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 Price was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Price post office opened in 1882.
We also found Price on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1890.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Price.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Price. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Carbon County: www.carboncountyutah.com/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Carbon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Price. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Price - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |