Gunnison, Utah

Gunnison, Utah
Looking south down Gunnison's Main Street (US-89), June 2005
Looking south down Gunnison's Main Street (US-89), June 2005
Location in Sanpete County and the state of Utah.
Location in Sanpete County and the state of Utah.
Coordinates: 39°9′19″N 111°49′6″W / 39.15528°N 111.81833°W / 39.15528; -111.81833
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountySanpete
Founded1859
Named forJohn Williams Gunnison
Area
 • Total4.79 sq mi (12.40 km2)
 • Land4.79 sq mi (12.40 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation5,138 ft (1,566 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total3,509
 • Density732.57/sq mi (282.85/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
84634
Area code435
FIPS code49-32660[3]
GNIS feature ID1428432[2]
WebsiteOfficial website

Gunnison is a city in the Sevier Valley in southwestern Sanpete County, Utah, United States. The population was 3,509 at the 2020 census. The city was named in honor of John W. Gunnison, a United States Army officer who surveyed for the transcontinental railroad in 1853.[4]

  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: Gunnison, Utah
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Leigh, Rufus Wood (1961). Five hundred Utah place names: their origin and significance. Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press. p. 34.