Ballard Utah Map

About Ballard, Utah

Ballard is a locality in Uintah County, Utah, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,131. The population density is 31.2 people per km². Ballard is located at 40.2948°N, 109.9494°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Ballard is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 84124, 84066.

Ballard occupies a quiet expanse of high-desert terrain where the horizon is defined by the sharp, atmospheric clarity of the distant Uinta Mountains. It lies 24.7 miles west-southwest of Vernal, UT (from Vernal, UT: bearing 242°T), and is situated 2.5 miles east-southeast of Roosevelt. The land around Ballard consists of broad, arid flats that catch the pale, thinning light of late afternoon, casting long shadows across the sagebrush and dry grasses. To the west, the landscape dips toward the gentle depression of Cobble Hollow, while the nearby Harding Lateral cuts a thin, predictable line through the soil, offering a vital ribbon of moisture in an otherwise parched geography. The air here holds a stillness that seems to press against the skin, particularly when the wind settles and the heat of the day retreats into the cooling earth.

Ballard maintains a steady, deliberate pace of life, anchored by a history of agricultural persistence that still shapes the local economy today. Families here have long worked the surrounding acreage, finding rhythm in the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest that define the regional character. Residents often gather at Old Mill Park for moments of reprieve, while the proximity of Montes Creek Reservoir provides a rare, glassy surface of water that mirrors the vast, cloudless sky. Despite the modern pace of the outside world, Ballard remains defined by its functional modesty, where the labor of the day and the wide, open sky dictate the boundaries of the local experience.

About This Ballard Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ballard, Utah. Coordinates: 40.294842, -109.949362. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Ballard includes the ZIP code (84124, 84066), telephone area code (801, 385), county seat of Uintah County (Vernal), and school district assignment (Uintah School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.