Provo, UtahUtah County Seat
(Settled in 1849)
Named for Etienne Provot, a French-Canadian trapper who visited the region in the 1820s. First called Fort Utah.
Community Facts
- County: Utah
- Coordinates: 40.2338, -111.6585
- Elevation: 4,554 ft.
- Population: 115,162 (34,067 households)
- Area Codes: 801/385
- 801 Prefixes: 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 234, 235, 283, 310, 318, 319, 342, 343, 344, 345, 351, 354, 356, 357, 358, 360, 361, 362, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 400, 404, 418, 420, 422, 426, 427, 429, 431, 434, 437, 470, 471, 472, 473, 494, 496, 500, 551, 592, 602, 607, 615, 616, 623, 636, 655, 669, 687, 691, 705, 709, 714, 717, 722, 724, 734, 735, 762, 764, 765, 787, 788, 800, 802, 805, 812, 818, 822, 830, 836, 841, 850, 851, 852, 854, 857, 861, 862, 863, 868, 874, 877, 885, 900, 919, 921, 932, 960, 995385 Prefixes: 201, 203, 204, 207, 208, 219, 221, 223, 224, 225, 230, 236, 241, 248, 250, 254, 268, 277, 283, 286, 292, 307, 309, 312, 314, 329, 335, 349, 375, 384, 392, 412, 447, 450, 452, 472, 473, 476, 477, 480, 482, 483, 497, 505, 535, 539, 567, 575, 582, 585, 604, 610, 618, 625, 666, 866, 885, 985
Gardening Info
- Hardiness Zone: 7a
- Annual Precipitation: 16.4 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.