Alta is a town in Salt Lake County, Utah, home to about 284 people across 4.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 84092.
Homes sold for a median of $273 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Alta. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)19 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | North Las Vegas, NV347 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ484 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Alta; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Alta had 228 residents in the 2020 census, down 38% since 2000.
It’s the 272nd largest of 325 towns in Utah by population.
Salt Lake County grew from 77,725 residents in 1900 to 1,185,238 in 2020.
Salt Lake County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 24.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 82 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cottonwood Weir, UT weather station (3 miles away).
693,721 jobs at 35,732 businesses in Salt Lake County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
84 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Alta.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 9 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 13 |
| Dentists | 3 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 24 |
| Mental health providers | 27 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 8 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
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Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Canyons District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldminer's DaughterAlta | K–8 | 11 | Public | 5.7 mi |
| Granite SchoolSandy | K–5 | 303 | Public | 3.3 mi |
| Lone Peak SchoolSandy | K–5 | 516 | Public | 5.1 mi |
| Park Lane SchoolSandy | K–5 | 324 | Public | 4.1 mi |
| Sunrise SchoolSandy | K–5 | 647 | Public | 5.9 mi |
| Willow Canyon SchoolSandy | K–5 | 303 | Public | 5.3 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Canyon Montessori SchoolSandy | Pre-K–2 | 17 | Nonsectarian | 5.8 mi |
| Blessed Sacrament SchoolSandy | Pre-K–8 | 83 | Roman Catholic | 5.1 mi |
| Grace Lutheran SchoolSandy | Pre-K–8 | 86 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 4.9 mi |
| Grace Lutheran SchoolSandy | Pre-K–8 | 45 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 4.9 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Sandy and Granite.
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