Town guide

Summit, Utah

Summit is a community in Iron County, Utah, home to about 104 people across 0.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 84772.

Homes sold for a median of $233 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population104153 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$233Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Summit

1 ZIP code

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Around Summit

Distances

Nearest major airportHarry Reid International Airport (LAS)170 miles away
Closer regional airportCedar City Regional Airport (CDC)11 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+North Las Vegas, NV158 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Phoenix, AZ296 miles away

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

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

Who represents Summit

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

Summit had 170 residents in the 2020 census, up 6% since 2010.

It’s the 310th largest of 325 towns in Utah by population.

Iron County grew from 3,546 residents in 1900 to 57,289 in 2020.

Summit population by census2010: 160, 2020: 17016020101702020

Iron County, 1900–2020

Iron County population, 1900 to 20201900: 3,546, 1910: 3,933, 1920: 5,787, 1930: 7,227, 1940: 8,331, 1950: 9,642, 1960: 10,795, 1970: 12,177, 1980: 17,349, 1990: 20,789, 2000: 33,779, 2010: 46,163, 2020: 57,2894K’00’106K’20’308K’40’5011K’60’7017K’80’9034K’00’1057K’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 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 17.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 55 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near SummitJan: high 43°F, low 20°F, 1.5 in; Feb: high 45°F, low 22°F, 1.9 in; Mar: high 53°F, low 27°F, 1.8 in; Apr: high 60°F, low 32°F, 1.6 in; May: high 69°F, low 40°F, 1.4 in; Jun: high 80°F, low 48°F, 0.5 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 56°F, 1.6 in; Aug: high 84°F, low 55°F, 1.3 in; Sep: high 77°F, low 47°F, 1.1 in; Oct: high 65°F, low 36°F, 1.7 in; Nov: high 52°F, low 27°F, 1.2 in; Dec: high 42°F, low 19°F, 1.8 in43°20°Jan1.545°22°Feb1.953°27°Mar1.860°32°Apr1.669°40°May1.480°48°Jun0.585°56°Jul1.684°55°Aug1.377°47°Sep1.165°36°Oct1.752°27°Nov1.242°19°Dec1.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cedar City 5e, UT weather station (10 miles away).

Jobs in Iron County

18,547 jobs at 1,935 businesses in Iron County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Iron CountyHealth care and social assistance: 3,009 jobs; Retail trade: 2,818 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 2,799 jobs; Construction: 2,455 jobs; Manufacturing: 2,210 jobs; Administrative and support: 757 jobs; Professional services: 725 jobs; Arts, entertainment and recreation: 588 jobsHealth care and social assistance 16% Retail trade 15% Hotels and restaurants 15% Construction 13% Manufacturing 12% Administrative and support 4% Professional services 4% Arts, entertainment and recreation 3%

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

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Intermountain Health Cedar City HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Cedar City9.8 miles
  • Intermountain Health Garfield Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Panguitch27.8 miles
  • Beaver Valley HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Beaver37.3 miles

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

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