West Wood Utah Map

About West Wood, Utah

West Wood is a locality in Carbon County, Utah, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,066. The population density is 386.5 people per km². West Wood is located at 39.6051°N, 110.8424°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 84501.

West Wood occupies a stark, sun-bleached expanse where the arid plains meet the rugged incisions of the earth. It lies 53.3 miles southeast of Mapleton, UT (from Mapleton, UT: bearing 133°T), and is situated 1.7 miles west-northwest of Price. Pinnacle Wash cuts a jagged, sandy path through the local terrain, its dry bed serving as a constant reminder of the region’s thirst and the raw power of seasonal runoff. To the west, the distant summits of the Wasatch Range shimmer as translucent violet silhouettes against the horizon, anchoring the wide, pale sky. The air here holds a singular, brittle clarity, particularly at dusk when the long shadows deepen the color of the sagebrush into a muted, dusty indigo.

Warehouse Canyon looms a mile to the west, acting as a natural corridor that funnels the cooling evening drafts toward the homes and modest industrial patches of West Wood. Economic life remains tethered to the quiet, persistent labor of the high desert, with the Carbon County Sports Complex providing a focal point for communal gatherings just a short distance away. While the residents look toward Millerton Reservoir, nine miles distant, for a reprieve from the heat, the true character of the locality is found in the slow, deliberate pace of life conducted under the immense, unblinking Utah sun. The rhythm of the day is marked not by the chime of bells, but by the gradual shifting of light across the dry, resilient soil, where every fence post and weathered structure seems to have earned its place against the vastness.

About This West Wood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of West Wood, Utah. Coordinates: 39.6051, -110.8424. 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 West Wood includes the ZIP code (84501), telephone area code (801, 385), county seat of Carbon County (Price), and school district assignment (Carbon 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.