| Upalco, Utah | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Utah#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Upalco |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Upalco within the State of Utah##Location of Upalco within the United States |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Utah |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Elevation Ft: | 5755 |
| Coordinates: | 40.2781°N -110.2183°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 84002 |
| Area Code: | 435 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1433790 |
Upalco is an unincorporated community in eastern Duchesne County, Utah, United States.
The community is located in the Uinta Basin on the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation, approximately 7.5miles southeast of the town of Altamont[1] and has an elevation of 5755feet. Upalco uses the same ZIP code (84007) that is assigned to Bluebell, a census-designated place located about 5.5miles to the north.[2]
Upalco was originally named Lake Fork, after the nearby Lake Fork River, which flows southerly to the west of the community. The name Upalco came from the initial letters of Utah Power and Light Company, which provided funding for an associated, but unidentified project.[1] The Big Sand Wash Reservoir is located about 1miles north of Upalco. (Big Sand State Park, a former Utah state park, was located at the reservoir.)[3]
Road access to Upalco is primarily by State Route 87 (SR-87), which passes north - south through the community.[3]