Lapoint Utah Map
Lapoint, Utah — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Lapoint, Uintah County.
Interactive Map of Lapoint, Utah
| City | Lapoint |
| State | Utah (UT) |
| County | Uintah |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 40.403847 |
| Longitude | -109.793479 |
| Population | 122 |
| Density | 28.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Lapoint, Utah
Lapoint is a locality in Uintah County, Utah, United States. It is a small community with a population of 122. The population density is 28.8 people per km². Lapoint is located at 40.4038°N, 109.7935°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 84039.
Lapoint sits on a wide, sun-baked plain, a place where the earth stretches out in vast, undulating waves of ochre and sage, meeting a sky that feels impossibly large. It lies 97.2 miles east of Springville, UT (from Springville, UT: bearing 80°T), and is situated 14.4 miles west-south-west of Vernal. The air here carries the dry, crisp scent of desert scrub and distant juniper, and the silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of wind across the scrubland. Mountains, rugged and ancient, stand sentinel on the horizon, their peaks often dusted with snow even when the valley floor bakes under the relentless summer sun. The landscape is a study in muted palettes, where the subtle shift of light can transform the very character of the land, turning the dusty roads into ribbons of gold at dusk. The story of Lapoint is one of hardy pioneers and the enduring promise of the land, a place where ranches and farms have long been the heart of the local economy. Water, precious and life-giving, has shaped the settlement, with irrigation ditches tracing silver lines across the arid terrain, nurturing fields of alfalfa and supporting cattle ranches. This is a community that has learned to live in concert with the seasons, where the rhythm of planting and harvest dictates the pulse of life. While the oil and gas industry has brought modern development to the broader region, Lapoint itself retains a quiet dignity, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who chose to make their home in this starkly beautiful corner of the world.
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About This Lapoint Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Lapoint, Utah with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Lapoint and Uintah County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Lapoint is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Lapoint is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
