Elberta, Utah

Elberta, Utah
Elberta Post Office
Elberta Post Office
Location in Utah County and the state of Utah
Location in Utah County and the state of Utah
Coordinates: 39°57′10″N 111°57′23″W / 39.95278°N 111.95639°W / 39.95278; -111.95639[1]
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountyUtah
Named forEarly Elberta peach
Area
 • Total13.7 sq mi (35.4 km2)
 • Land13.7 sq mi (35.4 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation4,701 ft (1,433 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total256
 • Density19/sq mi (7.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
84626
Area code801
FIPS code49-22210[2]
GNIS feature ID1427772[1]

Elberta is a census-designated place (CDP) in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the ProvoOrem Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 256 at the 2010 census.[3] It was founded as Mt. Nebo. After the water failed in 1901, most of the early settlers moved away. It was purchased by Matthew B. Whitney, a native of New York, on November 7, 1907, and he renamed it "Elberta" after the peach cultivar.[4]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elberta, Utah
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Elberta CDP, Utah". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
  4. ^ Steele, Raymond D. Goshen Valley History, 1960, pp.153–154.