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Around Amalga
Distances
Nearest major airport
Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)73 miles away
Closer regional airport
Ogden Hinckley Airport (OGD)45 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Denver, CO392 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Phoenix, AZ571 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Amalga; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Amalga
U.S. Representative · Utah’s 1st DistrictBlake D. Moore (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Amalga had 482 residents in the 2020 census, up 13% since 2000.
It’s the 223rd largest of 325 towns in Utah by population.
Cache County grew from 18,139 residents in 1900 to 133,154 in 2020.
Cache County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 15.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Logan Cache Ap, UT weather station (4 miles away).
Jobs in Cache County
56,328 jobs at 4,140 businesses in Cache County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
36 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Amalga.
Nearest hospitals
Cache Valley HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · North Logan4.7 miles
Intermountain Health Logan Regional HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Logan6.0 miles
Franklin County Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Preston17.8 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
3
Dentists
9
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
3
Mental health providers
9
Physical and occupational therapists
4
Optometrists
1
Chiropractors
7
Pharmacies
2
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.
Places in and around Amalga
Parks (5 nearby)
Forrester Acres · 47 acres0.3 mi
Central Park · 7 acres1.0 mi
Heritage Park · 3 acres0.6 mi
Gutke Park · 3 acres1.3 mi
Grocery stores
Lee's Marketplace1.8 mi
Anaya's Market4.7 mi
Pharmacies
High Creek Pharmacy5.2 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Smithfield Library1.0 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Prince Gallery4.3 mi
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Cache District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Birch Creek SchoolSmithfield
Pre-K–6
766
Public
0.1 mi
Summit SchoolSmithfield
Pre-K–6
705
Public
1.0 mi
Sunrise SchoolSmithfield
K–6
713
Public
1.7 mi
Sky View HighSmithfield
8–12
1,600
Public
1.7 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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