Emery Utah Map

About Emery, Utah

Emery is a locality in Emery County, Utah, United States. It is a small community with a population of 307. The population density is 96.5 people per km². Emery is located at 38.9230°N, 111.2488°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Emery is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 84522.

Emery occupies a stark, sun-bleached expanse where the high desert floor stretches toward the horizon in shades of dusty ochre and bruised sage. It lies 78.1 miles south-southeast of Santaquin, UT (from Santaquin, UT: bearing 158°T), and is situated 31.7 miles southeast of Manti. The landscape is defined by the jagged, singular profile of Molen Reef rising six miles away, a hardened spine of stone that catches the first light of morning and holds it long after the valleys have slipped into shadow. Two miles from the center, the dry, winding bed of Christiansen Wash cuts through the earth, a testament to the infrequent but insistent power of water in a region defined by its thirst. Beyond the immediate plains, the terrain rises toward the Manti-La Sal National Forest, three miles distant, where the air thins and the scent of juniper gives way to the deep, resinous weight of pines.

History in Emery remains quiet, anchored in the persistence of those who worked to turn this arid soil into a place of sustenance. The local economy has long leaned into the rhythms of ranching and extraction, a heritage reflected in the sturdy, weathered architecture that dots the grid of the streets. Residents often look toward Link Canyon, four miles away, as a reminder of the deep geological time that surrounds them, while the Hole Trail, seven miles out, offers a path into the rugged solitude that characterizes the backcountry. Life in Emery moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, stripped of unnecessary noise and focused on the essential labor of sustaining a home against the vast, indifferent beauty of the high desert.

About This Emery Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Emery, Utah. Coordinates: 38.923031, -111.248781. 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 Emery includes the ZIP code (84522), telephone area code (801, 385), county seat of Emery County (Castle Dale), and school district assignment (Emery 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.