West Valley City, Utah

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West Valley City, Utah
City
The Maverik Center in West Valley City, home of the Utah Grizzlies ice hockey team and the Salt Lake City Stars basketball team.
Flag Seal
Motto:  "Progress as promised."[1]
Location within Salt Lake County
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Coordinates: 40°41′21″N 111°59′38″W / 40.68917°N 111.99389°W / 40.68917; -111.99389
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Salt Lake
Settled	1847
Incorporated	1980
Government
• Mayor	Karen Lang[2]
Area [3]
• Total	35.88 sq mi (92.92 km2)
• Land	35.83 sq mi (92.79 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation	4,304 ft (1,312 m)
Population  (2020)[4]
• Total	140,230
• Density	3,913.76/sq mi (1,511.11/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Area code(s)	385, 801
FIPS code	49-83470[5]
GNIS feature ID	1437843[6]
Website	www.wvc-ut.gov

West Valley City is a city in Salt Lake County and a suburb of Salt Lake City in the U.S. state of Utah. The population was 140,230 at the 2020 census,^[4] making it the second-most populous city in Utah after Salt Lake City. The city incorporated in 1980 from a large, quickly growing unincorporated area, combining the four communities of Granger, Hunter, Chesterfield, and Redwood. It is home to the Maverik Center and Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre.