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Homes
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Parks, canyons, mountains, and dark skies.
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Landmarks, local notes, and Utah context.
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Browse every Utah county, city, town, and Census-designated place in the directory.
Look up a place →Salt Lake City
City · Salt Lake County
218,428 · Local page
Provo
City · Utah County
114,527 · Local page
Ogden
City · Weber County
89,510 · Local page
St. George
City · Washington County
108,713 · Local page
Moab
City · Grand County
5,206 · Local page
Park City
City · Summit County and Wasatch County
8,587 · Local page
Featured notes
Utah details worth knowing.
Short, sourced notes tied to the rules, places, and trip checks that come up often.
Homes · Taxes
Utah's primary residential exemption
Utah's home exemption has a broad ordinary rule, plus occupancy and declaration details that can change whether a property qualifies.
Read this note →Taxes · Local rates
Reading Utah's Report 600 tax-area codes
Report 600 uses numeric and letter-bearing tax-area identifiers; the county, full code, and report year belong together.
Read this note →Outdoors · Night sky
Utah dark-sky parks and the night-access check
A dark-sky designation identifies a strong stargazing setting, but the exact park still controls night access, events, and trip details.
Read this note →History · Landmark
Golden Spike at Promontory Summit
The Utah railroad site comes with two often-missed details: it is Promontory Summit, and the ceremonial spike itself is now in California.
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