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A town, settled in 1888.

Photo: Uncle Kick-Kick · CC BY-SA 2.0

Land area

3 sq mi

Is Bonanza a good place to live?

Bonanza’s January low is 10°F, below both Utah’s towns (20°F) and U.S. towns (22°F). We don’t grade Bonanza yet; the figures below are still real.

Getting set up

Moving to Bonanza: who provides what

Bonanza is unincorporated, so Uintah County and regional agencies provide most services.

InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4

Trash & county servicesUintah CountyUintah County provides services here

SchoolsUintah 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 hereUintah County Clerk/AuditorUintah County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025

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 Bonanza.

Natural hazards

Bonanza faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 94% of U.S. communities.

6risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingDroughtWildfire

Full pageBonanza’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesVery low risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters6 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready0.6 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Bonanza, expect four seasons and hot summers

Bonanza has cold winters and warm summers, with very little rain. Bonanza’s July high is 91°F, near the Utah town median (92°F) and above the median of U.S. towns (85°F).

26″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter14–35°

Spring35–62°

Summer56–88°

Fall36–63°

Oct 5

typical first frost

May 12

typical last frost

+2.0°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 91°, January lows 10°Rain & snow26″ of snow a winter · 10 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+2.0° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bonanza

12pages on Bonanza

The big questions

Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 6% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

PlacesAttractions2 nearby · Dinosaur National Monument 18 mi LibraryDinosaur Branch Library Colleges

The story

HistorySettled 1888 Climate91° summer highs · 26″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 84008 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Bonanza; the nearest are

Colorado Northwestern Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Rangely, CO21.4 mi$4,594 in-state tuition Colorado Mesa UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Grand Junction, CO73.8 mi$9,927 in-state tuition

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About Bonanza

CDP in Utah, United States

Bonanza is a census-designated place in eastern Uintah County, Utah, United States. The name refers to a rich mineral strike. Near the community is a coal-fired power plant owned by Deseret Power Electric Cooperative. Bonanza is also in the area of the Colorado Plateau where oil drilling and extraction takes place from oil shale and other fossil fuel deposits. As of the 2020 census, Bonanza had a population of 0.

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

Established: 1888
Area: 2.8 sq mi
Elevation: 5,466 ft
ZIP code: 84008

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