Wales Utah Map
Wales, 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 Wales, Sanpete County.
Interactive Map of Wales, Utah
| City | Wales |
| State | Utah (UT) |
| County | Sanpete |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 39.486906 |
| Longitude | -111.635196 |
| Population | 355 |
| Density | 336.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Wales, Utah
Wales is a locality in Sanpete County, Utah, United States. It is a small community with a population of 355. The population density is 336.0 people per km². Wales is located at 39.4869°N, 111.6352°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 84667.
Wales rests in a high mountain valley, where the sky feels close and the air, sharp and clean, carries the scent of sagebrush and pine. It lies 43.4 miles south of Spanish Fork, UT (from Spanish Fork, UT: bearing 179°T), and is situated 9.2 miles north-north-west of Ephraim. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, ochre and umber, broken by the deep green of scattered junipers and the pale silver of aspens. The San Pitch Mountains rise steeply to the east, their rocky flanks catching the sun in shifting patterns of light and shadow, while the western horizon is a softer, more rolling line, eventually fading into the vast Utah sky. This is a place where the wind is a constant companion, whispering through the sparse grasses and bending the hardy shrubs, a sound as old as the mountains themselves. The history of Wales is tied to the enduring spirit of its early settlers, primarily Welsh immigrants drawn to this remote valley by the promise of land and a life carved from the rugged terrain. Though its agricultural roots are evident in the small ranches and fields that dot the landscape, the economy has always been a lean one, with many residents finding work in the surrounding mining districts or commuting to larger towns for employment. This remoteness has preserved a quiet character, a rhythm of life dictated by the seasons and the needs of the land, where neighbors know each other by name and the silence of the evenings is broken only by the occasional bark of a dog or the distant call of a coyote. The stark beauty of the valley, particularly as dusk bleeds into twilight, painting the mountains in hues of lavender and rose, offers a profound sense of peace to those who call Wales home.
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About This Wales Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Wales, 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 Wales and Sanpete County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Wales 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 Wales 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. |
