Spanish Fork, Utah

Spanish Fork, Utah
Spanish Fork city offices
Spanish Fork city offices
Nickname: 
None
Motto(s): 
"Pride and Progress"
Location in Utah County and the state of Utah
Location in Utah County and the state of Utah
Coordinates: 40°6′54″N 111°39′18″W / 40.11500°N 111.65500°W / 40.11500; -111.65500[1]
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountyUtah
Settled1851
IncorporatedJanuary 17, 1855
Named forSpanish Fork (river)
Area
 • Total16.21 sq mi (41.98 km2)
 • Land16.21 sq mi (41.98 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation4,577 ft (1,395 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total42,602
 • Density2,600/sq mi (1,000/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP code
84660
Area code(s)385, 801
FIPS code49-71290[citation needed]
Websitewww.spanishfork.org

Spanish Fork is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States.[1] It is part of the ProvoOrem Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 2020 census reported a population of 42,602.[3] Spanish Fork is the 20th largest city in Utah based on official 2017 estimates from the US Census Bureau.[4]

Spanish Fork lies in the Utah Valley, with the Wasatch Range to the east and Utah Lake to the northwest. I-15 passes the northwest side of the city. Payson is approximately six miles to the southwest, Springville lies about four miles to the northeast, and Salem is approximately 4.5 miles to the south.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spanish Fork, Utah
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 13, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. ^ Herald, TIM VANDENACK Special to the Daily. "Lehi, Eagle Mountain, Saratoga Springs and Vineyard motor Utah County's growth". Daily Herald. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "Spanish Fork, Utah Population 2021 (Demographics, Maps, Graphs)". Archived from the original on June 18, 2021.
  5. ^ DeLorme (2014). Utah Atlas & Gazetteer, 9th edition. DeLorme. p. 25. ISBN 9780899332550.
  6. ^ "Distance between Salem, UT and Spanish Fork, UT".