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Beryl JunctionUT

A town, settled in 1909.

Is Beryl Junction a good place to live?

Beryl Junction’s midsummer high is 93°F, close to Utah’s towns (92°F) and above U.S. towns (85°F). Beryl Junction’s concentration of trails is 1.8 miles per square mile, above both Utah’s towns (1.1) and U.S. towns (0.4). We don’t grade Beryl Junction yet; the figures below are still real.

What makes Beryl Junction stand out

Where Beryl Junction beats most towns.

A job hub

Every workday, about 107 people come to Beryl Junction for work

Where Beryl Junction’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

40% → Cedar City Cedar City 40% 18% → St. George St. George 18% 7% → Enoch Enoch 7% 4% → Washington Washington 4% 2% → Ammon Ammon 2% 2% → Mesquite Mesquite 2% Beryl Junction · 0% stay
107jobs based in Beryl Junction
0%of working residents work in town
33 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Getting set up

Moving to Beryl Junction: who provides what

Beryl Junction is unincorporated, so Iron County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerDixie Escalante R E A9.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterEscalante Valley Housing water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet2 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesIron CountyIron County provides services here
SchoolsIron School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Utah you can register online until 11 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 11 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereIron County ClerkIron County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP code8471484714 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 13, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Beryl Junction.

Work & commute

With 1.9 jobs for every working resident, Beryl Junction draws in 107 commuters

Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Beryl Junction rose by 97, to 107. The median commute is under 33 miles. The top destinations are Cedar City (40%), St. George (18%) and Enoch (7%).

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Beryl Junction0%
Cedar City40%
St. George18%
Enoch7%
Washington4%
33 mi
median commute distance
107
jobs based in Beryl Junction
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Schools

The schools Beryl Junction’s kids attend

Public schools: the Iron District. Its one school is below. 134 students attend Beryl Junction’s public school.

SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Escalante Valley SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6Grades PK–6134B

NCES · EDFacts

Natural hazards

The FEMA risk score in Beryl Junction is higher than in the typical Utah or U.S. town

FEMA puts 78% of Beryl Junction’s expected hazard losses down to wildfires, and 9% to inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 90% of U.S. communities.

90risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
90Very high riskLowerHigher
WildfireInland floodingEarthquakes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Four seasons and hot summers: that is Beryl Junction’s year

For Beryl Junction, the January low is 21°F.

25″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–47°
Spring35–66°
Summer55–90°
Fall37–69°
Sep 20
typical first frost
May 31
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

23% of adults in Beryl Junction have been diagnosed with depression, against 28% in Utah’s towns and 23% across U.S. towns

17% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Beryl Junction. Among 119 Utah towns, just 10 have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Beryl Junction. This Utah town does better than the Utah average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 3. Two figures for adults in the town: 25% have high blood pressure, 7.5% smoke cigarettes.

Beryl JunctionUtah townsU.S. towns
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)17%9.5%8.1%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)71%72%79%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)25%28%35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)7.5%8%14%
32 measures vs. Utah
2 better27 too close to call3 worse
What stands outBeryl JunctionUT
Fewer adults with depression22.6%27.3%
Fewer adults who have had cancer6%7.2%
More uninsured adults16.9%10.5%
Intermountain Health Cedar City Hospital
32.2 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

3%
conserved · 35 of 1,159 acres
3.3 mi
of trails · 1.8 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Beryl Junction

16pages on Beryl Junction
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Beryl Junction; the nearest are

About Beryl Junction

CDP in Utah, United States

Beryl Junction ( BUR-əl) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Iron County, Utah, United States. The population was 161 at the 2020 census. Beryl Junction Airport, a small, private airport, is located there.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1909
Area
1.8 sq mi
Elevation
5,187 ft

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Is Beryl Junction, UT a good place to live?

We don’t grade Beryl Junction yet; the figures below are still real.