Goshen, Utah
(Settled in 1857)
Named for Goshen, Connecticut, birthplace of Phineas W. Cook, the community's first Latter-day Saint bishop. Formerly called Sodom, Sandtown and Mechanicsville.
Community Facts
- County: Utah
- Coordinates: 39.9530, -111.9008
- Elevation: 4,551 ft.
- Population: 978 (307 households)
- Area Codes: 801/385
- 801 Prefix: 667
385 Prefix: 688
- 801 Prefix: 667
Gardening Info
- Hardiness Zone: 6b
- Annual Precipitation: 12.5 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.