Boulder is a town in Garfield County, Utah, home to about 360 people across 21 square miles. Its ZIP code is 84716.
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| Nearest major airport | Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)201 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Page Municipal Airport (PGA)69 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | North Las Vegas, NV231 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ302 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Boulder; 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.
Boulder had 227 residents in the 2020 census, up 26% since 2000.
It’s the 254th largest of 325 towns in Utah by population.
Garfield County grew from 3,400 residents in 1900 to 5,083 in 2020.
Garfield County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 11.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 52 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Boulder, UT weather station (about a mile away).
1,628 jobs at 203 businesses in Garfield County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Boulder.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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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.
Parks (2 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 3 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 Garfield District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder SchoolBoulder | Pre-K–6 | 7 | Public | 0.7 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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