Roosevelt Utah Map

About Roosevelt, Utah

Roosevelt is a locality in Duchesne County, Utah, United States. It has a population of approximately 7,078. The population density is 381.8 people per km². Roosevelt is located at 40.2994°N, 109.9888°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 84066.

Roosevelt unfolds beneath a vast Utah sky, a place where the red earth rises to meet the blue in a silent, enduring conversation. It lies 86.1 miles east of Springville, UT (from Springville, UT: bearing 83°T), and is situated 2.5 miles west-north-west of Ballard. The landscape is a study in muted grandeur, a terrain sculpted by wind and water into broad mesas and shallow canyons, their strata telling the slow story of geological time. Sagebrush, resilient and silver-green, carpets the rolling hills, punctuated by the occasional sturdy juniper, its branches gnarled like ancient hands. The air here carries a dry, clean scent, a blend of sun-baked soil and the faint, sweet perfume of desert blooms that appear with surprising resilience after the infrequent rains. Evenings are particularly memorable, as the setting sun bleeds across the western horizon, painting the clouds in hues of apricot and rose, casting long, dramatic shadows that stretch and distort the familiar contours of the land into something momentarily magical. The history of Roosevelt is deeply entwined with the arid beauty of the Uinta Basin, a story of pioneers seeking fertile ground and opportunity. Established in the early 20th century, its growth was spurred by the promise of irrigation, a lifeline drawn from the distant mountains to coax life from the parched earth. Agriculture remains a vital pulse, with fields of alfalfa and sugar beets shimmering under the intense summer sun, a testament to human perseverance against the elements. The local economy, while rooted in farming, has diversified over time, acknowledging the basin’s mineral wealth and its burgeoning role as a service hub for the surrounding ranches and oil and gas operations. Roosevelt serves as a gateway to natural wonders, its proximity to the Ashley National Forest and the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest drawing visitors who seek the rugged embrace of the high desert and the quiet solitude of mountain trails, a constant reminder of the wildness that shapes this corner of the state.

About This Roosevelt Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Roosevelt, Utah — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.299403, -109.98876. 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 Roosevelt and Duchesne County.

Detailed location data for Roosevelt includes the ZIP code (84066), telephone area code (801, 385), county seat of Duchesne County (Duchesne), and school district assignment (Duchesne School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Roosevelt is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.