Duchesne, UtahDuchesne County Seat
(Settled in 1904)
Founded when the Uinta Indian Reservation was first opened to non-Native settlement. First called Dora for one of the women settlers. Later temporarily renamed Theodore for President Theodore Roosevelt.
Community Facts
- County: Duchesne
- Coordinates: 40.1633, -110.4029
- Elevation: 5,518 ft.
- Population: 1,588 (530 households)
- Area Code: 435
- Prefixes: 322, 733, 738, 768, 822
Gardening Info
- Hardiness Zone: 6a
- Annual Precipitation: 9.6 in.
1991-2020 precipitation normals
Sources
- Location and elevation: USGS
- Founding and name: Adapted from Origins of Utah Place Names
- Population and households: 2020 Census
- Hardiness zone: USDA
- Annual precipitation: PRISM
- Area codes and phone prefixes: NANPA
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by Beehive Guide. Updated Oct. 19, 2026.