East Carbon, Utah

East Carbon, Utah
City
Location in Carbon County and the state of Utah.
Location in Carbon County and the state of Utah.
Location of Utah in the United States
Location of Utah in the United States
Coordinates: 39°32′33″N 110°25′8″W / 39.54250°N 110.41889°W / 39.54250; -110.41889
Country United States
State Utah
CountyCarbon
IncorporatedJuly 23, 1973
Merged with SunnysideJanuary 1, 2014
Area
 • Total11.30 sq mi (29.26 km2)
 • Land11.29 sq mi (29.25 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation5,987 ft (1,825 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,556
 • Density140.26/sq mi (54.16/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
84520
Area code435
FIPS code49-20890[3]
GNIS feature ID2410386[2]
Websitewww.eastcarboncity.org

East Carbon is a city in Carbon County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,567 as of 2022[4] East Carbon was incorporated on July 23, 1973, from the merger of the two struggling mining towns of Dragerton and Columbia. On January 1, 2014, the city merged with the neighboring city of Sunnyside to become East Carbon-Sunnyside, but later changed to East Carbon City.[5]

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Carbon, Utah
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. ^ "United States Census Bureau: East Carbon city, Utah". United States Census Bureau. U.S. Census Bureau.
  5. ^ McManus, C.J. (January 9, 2014). "Parsons becomes mayor of merged ECC-Sunnyside". The Sun Advocate. Price, Utah. Retrieved January 28, 2017.