Gunnison Utah Map

About Gunnison, Utah

Gunnison is a locality in Sanpete County, Utah, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,509. The population density is 283.0 people per km². Gunnison is located at 39.1552°N, 111.8183°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Gunnison is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 84634.

Gunnison emerges from the high, arid plains where the San Pitch River carves a quiet, enduring path through the valley floor. It lies 56.7 miles south of Santaquin, UT (from Santaquin, UT: bearing 182°T), and is situated 18.8 miles southwest of Ephraim. The light here possesses a singular, clarifying quality, turning the distant silhouettes of the Wasatch Range into jagged, violet ink-stains against a pale, amber sky. Antelope Valley stretches out to the west, a expanse of sagebrush and dry earth that dictates the slow, deliberate pace of the horizon. Near the center of the grid, Gunnison Park offers a local refuge of cultivated green, a stark contrast to the muted, dusty tones of the surrounding basin that define the rugged character of the interior landscape.

Gunnison carries the weight of a settlement founded on the steady labor of irrigation and the resilience of those who sought to coax sustenance from the stubborn, alkaline soil. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of agriculture and the industrious spirit of its people, who have long looked toward the waters of the Sevier Bridge Reservoir to sustain their fields. Life in Gunnison moves with the quiet consistency of a place that values the harvest and the changing of the seasons over the frantic pulse of larger centers. History persists in the solid, unadorned architecture of the streetscapes, reflecting a heritage built by families who recognized that the true wealth of the region lay not in rapid expansion, but in the enduring stability of the land itself.

About This Gunnison Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gunnison, Utah. Coordinates: 39.155239, -111.818258. 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 Gunnison includes the ZIP code (84634), telephone area code (801), county seat of Sanpete County (Manti), and school district assignment (South Sanpete 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.