Vernal, Utah

Vernal, Utah
City
East entrance of Vernal (2012)
Location within Uintah County and Utah
Coordinates: 40°27′17″N 109°32′8″W / 40.45472°N 109.53556°W / 40.45472; -109.53556
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Uintah
Settled	1876
Named for	Vernal
Government
• Mayor	Doug Hammond as of January 2018[update][1]
Area [2]
• Total	4.62 sq mi (11.97 km2)
• Land	4.62 sq mi (11.97 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	5,328 ft (1,624 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	10,079
• Estimate  (2022)	10,432
• Density	2,180.7/sq mi (871.95/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP codes	84078-84079
Area code	435
FIPS code	49-80090[3]
GNIS feature ID	1433885[4]
Website	vernalcity.org

Vernal, the county seat and largest city in Uintah County, is in northeastern Utah, approximately 175 miles (280 km) east of Salt Lake City and 20 miles (32 km) west of the Colorado border.^[5] As of the 2020 census, the city population was 10,079. The population has since grown to 10,432 as of the 2022 population estimate.^[6]

Vernal is home to the Vernal Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and one of the nine statewide regional campuses of Utah State University. The city serves as a gateway to the nearby Dinosaur National Monument, Flaming Gorge, and the Uintah Mountain Range.