Rockville Utah Map

About Rockville, Utah

Rockville is a locality in Washington County, Utah, United States. It is a small community with a population of 226. The population density is 10.3 people per km². Rockville is located at 37.1477°N, 113.0548°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Rockville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 84763.

Rockville occupies a singular expanse where the Virgin River carves a slow, deliberate path through the sun-bleached sediment of the high desert. It lies 13.9 miles east of Hurricane, UT (from Hurricane, UT: bearing 94°T), and is situated 13.2 miles east-southeast of La Verkin. The terrain surrounding Rockville leans toward the austere, defined by the sheer, imposing presence of Wire Valley Knoll two miles to the north and the encroaching sandstone majesty of Zion Canyon just a mile away. The air here holds a dry, ancient weight, clarified by the intense, unyielding light that bleeds deep ochre and violet into the cliffs as the sun retreats. Beyond the riverbed, the landscape gives way to sparse, hardy flora that clings to the arid earth, while the Petrified Forest Trail waits two miles out for those who wish to walk among the silent, mineralized remains of a much older world.

History resides in the quiet geometry of Rockville, where the original settlement patterns reflect a disciplined, agrarian past that once looked to the soil for its sole sustenance. Today, the economy leans away from the plow, shifting toward the steady, seasonal migration of visitors drawn to the neighboring boundaries of Zion National Park. Despite the proximity to such vast, protected wilderness, the pace of life maintains a localized focus, favoring the preservation of historic structures over the rapid expansion seen elsewhere. While Sand Hollow Reservoir sits eighteen miles distant, the local existence remains tethered to the rhythmic, life-giving persistence of the Virgin River, which continues to shape the character of the land as it has for generations.

About This Rockville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rockville, Utah. Coordinates: 37.147746, -113.054815. 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 Rockville includes the ZIP code (84763), telephone area code (801), county seat of Washington County (St. George), and school district assignment (Washington 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.