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A town of 1,057, settled in 1852. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

Population
1,057
−3.9% since 2010
Median home value
$328K
Census ACS
Household income
$71K
median
Median age
44.0
years
Jobs based here
32
A commuter town

What makes Spring stand out

The thing Spring does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

1,057 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Spring

Most working residents leave Spring for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Mount Pleasant (20%), Moroni (5%) and Provo (5%). Half commute less than 45 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Spring1%
Mount Pleasant20%
Moroni5%
Provo5%
Ephraim5%
45 mi
median commute distance
32
jobs based in Spring
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Spring has cold winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 20 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

20″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter16–38°
Spring33–60°
Summer51–84°
Fall34–63°
Sep 25
typical first frost
May 26
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with avalanches at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 33% of U.S. communities.

33risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
33Low riskLowerHigher
AvalanchesInland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Safety

Crime reported in Spring

Spring's reported crime rate is well below Utah's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. No violent crimes were reported in 2023.

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Spring0
Utah2.4
U.S.3.9

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Spring6.9
Utah16.6
U.S.19.5
0
violent crimes reported in 2023
7
property crimes reported in 2023
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
Schools

Spring’s public schools outperform 46% of Utah districts

The public schools Spring’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 54% of Utah’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

B−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Spring City SchoolK–6142B
NCES · EDFacts · graded within UT on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Health

Healthier than 53% of U.S. towns

Spring beats the Utah average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.

B−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Utah
4 better15 too close to call13 worse
What stands outSpringUT
Fewer binge drinkers8.8%12.4%
More adults treating high blood pressure77.2%65.6%
More adults with COPD9.5%4.6%
Intermountain Health Sanpete Valley Hospital
4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
8th
percentile among UT towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Spring is conserved land

0.1 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Spring: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 901 acres
0.1 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Spring City Park—3
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Spring for work

Where Spring’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

20% → Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant 20% 5% → Moroni Moroni 5% 5% → Provo Provo 5% 5% → Ephraim Ephraim 5% 3% → Pleasant Grove Pleasant Grove 3% 3% → Fairview Fairview 3% Spring · 1% stay
32jobs based in Spring
1%of working residents work in town
45 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Historic American Buildings Survey, P. Kent Fairbanks, Photographer Spring, 1968 AERIAL VIEW FROM EAST. - Spring City A…
1933 · Historic American Buildings Survey, P. Kent Fairbanks, Photographer Spring, 1968 AERIAL VIEW FROM EAST. - Spring City A… · Wikimedia Commons
Spring’s story

174 years in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.

Historic American Buildings Survey, P. Kent Fairbanks, Photographer Spring, 1968 AERIAL VIEW FROM EAST. - Spring City A…Historic American Buildings Survey, P. Kent Fairbanks, Photographer Spring, 1968 LOW AERIAL VIEW FROM SOUTHWEST. - Spri…Historic American Buildings Survey, P. Kent Fairbanks, Photographer Spring, 1968 VIEW FROM EAST. - Spring City Area Stu…
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About Spring

City in Utah, United States

Official town website ↗

Spring City is a city in Sanpete County, Utah, United States. Its population was 949 at the 2020 census. Most of the city is included in the Spring City Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as an example of the settlement planning and vernacular architecture of nineteenth-century Latter-day Saint communities. Since the late twentieth century, the city has also developed a community of visual artists and craftspeople.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1852
Population
949
Area
1.4 sq mi
Elevation
5,823 ft
ZIP code
84662
Area code
435

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