Town guide

Lapoint, Utah

Lapoint is a community in Uintah County, Utah, home to about 122 people across 0.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 84039.

Homes sold for a median of $285 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population122185 per sq mi
Median home value$231,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$285Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Lapoint

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Lapoint

Distances

Nearest major airportSalt Lake City International Airport (SLC)117 miles away
Closer regional airportVernal Regional Airport (VEL)16 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Denver, CO264 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Phoenix, AZ488 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Lapoint; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Lapoint

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

It’s the 306th largest of 325 towns in Utah by population.

Uintah County grew from 6,458 residents in 1900 to 35,620 in 2020.

Uintah County, 1900–2020

Uintah County population, 1900 to 20201900: 6,458, 1910: 7,050, 1920: 8,470, 1930: 9,035, 1940: 9,898, 1950: 10,300, 1960: 11,582, 1970: 12,684, 1980: 20,506, 1990: 22,211, 2000: 25,224, 2010: 32,588, 2020: 35,6206K’00’108K’20’3010K’40’5012K’60’7021K’80’9025K’00’1036K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 5°F. About 6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near LapointJan: high 29°F, low 5°F, 0.4 in; Feb: high 38°F, low 13°F, 0.4 in; Mar: high 53°F, low 24°F, 0.4 in; Apr: high 63°F, low 31°F, 0.5 in; May: high 73°F, low 40°F, 0.6 in; Jun: high 85°F, low 47°F, 0.4 in; Jul: high 92°F, low 55°F, 0.3 in; Aug: high 89°F, low 53°F, 0.6 in; Sep: high 79°F, low 44°F, 0.8 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 33°F, 0.9 in; Nov: high 47°F, low 21°F, 0.3 in; Dec: high 32°F, low 10°F, 0.4 in29°5°Jan0.438°13°Feb0.453°24°Mar0.463°31°Apr0.573°40°May0.685°47°Jun0.492°55°Jul0.389°53°Aug0.679°44°Sep0.864°33°Oct0.947°21°Nov0.332°10°Dec0.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ft Duchesne, UT weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in Uintah County

10,669 jobs at 1,149 businesses in Uintah County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Uintah CountyRetail trade: 1,842 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,454 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 1,411 jobs; Construction: 1,395 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 928 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 777 jobs; Wholesale trade: 464 jobs; Professional services: 463 jobsRetail trade 17% Hotels and restaurants 14% Mining, oil and gas 13% Construction 13% Health care and social assistance 9% Transportation and warehousing 7% Wholesale trade 4% Professional services 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Uintah Basin Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Roosevelt12.1 miles
  • Ashley Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Vernal14.9 miles
  • Rangely District HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Rangely57.1 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Places in and around Lapoint

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Lapoint Park · 3 acres0.3 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile 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.

Schools in Lapoint

Public schools here are run by Uintah District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Lapoint SchoolLa PointK–5147Public0.3 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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