East Basin, Utah Explained

Official Name:East Basin, Utah
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Utah#USA
Pushpin Label:East Basin
Coordinates:40.735°N -111.4556°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Utah
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Summit
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:23.33
Area Land Km2:23.31
Area Water Km2:0.02
Population As Of:2020
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:6640
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:84098 (Park City)
Area Code:435
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:49-20850
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2807121

East Basin is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Summit County, Utah, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

It is in the southwest part of the county, bordered to the northwest by Silver Summit and to the southwest by Snyderville. It is 8miles northeast of Park City. Interstate 80 forms the northwest border of the CDP; the highway leads northeast to Coalville and west to Salt Lake City. U.S. Routes 40 and U.S. Route 189 turn south from I-80 at Silver Creek Junction along the northwest edge of the CDP; the U.S. highways lead south to Heber City.

East Basin is drained by Silver Creek, which flows north to the Weber River, carving a canyon followed by Interstate 80.

Education

Different portions of the CDP are in the North Summit School District, the Park City School District, and the South Summit School District.[2] Park City High School is the Park City district's comprehensive high school.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Utah . United States Census Bureau . October 1, 2021.
  2. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Summit County, UT. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-11-02.