Parowan, UtahIron County Seat
(Settled in 1851)
Takes its name from a Native American word meaning "evil water." First named Louisa for Louisa Beeman, one of the first Latter-day Saint women to consent to plural marriage. A band of Latter-day Saint explorers called the valley Little Salt Lake, but this name was seldom used.
Community Facts
- County: Iron
- Coordinates: 37.8422, -112.8280
- Elevation: 6,014 ft.
- Population: 2,996 (1,139 households)
- Area Code: 435
- Prefixes: 393, 477, 600, 710
Gardening Info
- Hardiness Zone: 6a
- Annual Precipitation: 13.6 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.