Modena Utah Map

About Modena, Utah

Modena is a locality in Iron County, Utah, United States. It is a small community with a population of 15. The population density is 24.8 people per km². Modena is located at 37.7989°N, 113.9241°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 84753.

Modena occupies a sprawling, sun-bleached expanse where the high desert floor meets the wide, unyielding sky. It lies 47.9 miles west of Cedar City, UT (from Cedar City, UT: bearing 280°T), and is situated 52.3 miles north-northwest of St. George. The landscape around Modena is defined by the stark, open geometry of Modena Draw, a broad basin that catches the long, thin shadows of late afternoon. To the east, the silhouette of Mount Elenore rises against the horizon like a weathered sentinel, its craggy form marking the transition toward the higher elevations of Dixie National Forest. Water is a scarce and precious traveler here, occasionally carving a path through the dust along Gold Springs Wash, though the earth mostly retains a thirsty, arid character. In the quiet hours, the air takes on a crisp, metallic quality, cooling rapidly as the sun retreats behind the distant, silent ridges.

Modena emerged from the necessity of the iron rail, serving as a vital junction where the rhythm of commerce once beat in time with the steam and steel of passing trains. While the bustling freight days have long since receded into memory, the land remains anchored to a legacy of ranching and the slow, deliberate work of those who sustain a life in such remote isolation. Residents look toward the distant Upper Enterprise Reservoir for the essential reserves that sustain the regional pulse, grounding their daily existence in the realities of a climate that demands patience and fortitude. Life in Modena moves with an understated persistence, reflected in the weathered wood of old outbuildings and the way the light turns a muted, dusty gold as it settles over the sagebrush at dusk.

About This Modena Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Modena, Utah. Coordinates: 37.798856, -113.924141. 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 Modena includes the ZIP code (84753), telephone area code (801), county seat of Iron County (Parowan), and school district assignment (Iron 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.