Welcome to Roy ...

The city of Roy is located in Weber County<1>.

The location of Roy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Roy was settled in 1876 and was incorporated in 1937.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Roy has a population of 39,544 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Roy is 4,390 feet [1,338 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Roy is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Roy: (801) & (385)<5>

The ZIP codes for Roy: 84067, 84401<6>

Websites for Roy ...

Official Website: www.royutah.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Roy had an population of 39,544 people. This is an increase of 7.21% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 20.25% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Roy had a population of 36,884 people (which is 15.95% of the total population of Weber County). This makes Roy the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Roy represents 1.33% of the total population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 18th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 36,884 people, the population of Roy increased 12.16% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 32,885 people).

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

Communities Also Named Roy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Roy - they are located in Arkansas (2), British Columbia, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Roy ...

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

• Layton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Layton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
  • Layton is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Layton <7>
• Kaysville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaysville
  • Kaysville is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaysville <7>
• Farmington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <7>
• North Ogden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <7>
• Centerville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,530 people
  • Former names for Centerville:
  • Cherry Settlement
  • Deuel Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <7>
• Pleasant View
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
• South Weber
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Weber have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weber
  • South Weber is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Weber <7>
• Plain City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain City
  • Plain City is located in Weber County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
• Farr West
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farr West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farr West
  • Farr West is located in Weber County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farr West <7>
• Harrisville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
  • Harrisville is located in Weber County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,845 people

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Roy. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Roy.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roy ...

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

Adding Roy to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Roy post office opened in 1894.

We also found Roy mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Roy: www.royutah.org/

The official website for Weber County: www.co.weber.ut.us/

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