Cedar City, Utah

Cedar City, Utah
City
Main Street in September 2005
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Nickname:  Festival City USA[1]
Location in Iron County and the state of Utah
Coordinates: 37°40′39″N 113°03′43″W / 37.67750°N 113.06194°W / 37.67750; -113.06194[2]
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Iron
Founded	November 11, 1851
Incorporated	February 18, 1868
Named for	Juniper ("cedar") trees
Government
• Mayor	Garth Green (R[4])
Area [5]
• Total	35.94 sq mi (93.10 km2)
• Land	35.86 sq mi (92.89 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2)
Elevation [2]	5,846 ft (1,782 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	35,235[3]
• Density	982.57/sq mi (379.32/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP codes	84720-84721
Area code	435
FIPS code	49-11320[6]
GNIS feature ID	1426441[2]
Website	www.cedarcity.org

Cedar City is the largest city in Iron County, Utah, United States. Located 250 miles (400 km) south of Salt Lake City, it is 170 miles (270 km) north of Las Vegas on Interstate 15. Southern Utah University is located in Cedar City. It is the home of the Utah Shakespeare Festival, the Utah Summer Games, the Simon Fest Theatre Co., and other events. As of the 2020 census the city had a population of 35,235, up from 28,857 in the 2010 census.