Echo Church and School · National Register of Historic Places
Echo’s story
172 years in pictures
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1854Echo is settled
EchoUT
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Tricia Simpson · CC BY-SA 3.0
Is Echo a good place to live?
Echo’s age of the median resident is 63.3 years, above both the Utah town median (32.6 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Of the 120 Utah towns we compare, none has a lower share of households owning their home than Echo. 23% of the land in Echo is conserved, against 3.4% in Utah’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Echo Church and School and Echo School. Echo has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Echo stand out
Where Echo beats most towns.
Small town
83 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Getting set up
Moving to Echo: who provides what
Echo is unincorporated, so Summit County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerRocky Mountain Power13.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterEcho Mutual Water System1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet2 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesSummit CountySummit County provides services here
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.govWho runs elections hereSummit County ClerkSummit County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP code8402484024 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 Echo.
Natural hazards
Echo faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by avalanches
Echo’s FEMA risk score is 82 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 86% come from avalanches and 8% from inland flooding.
82risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
AvalanchesInland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Outdoors
Conservation land takes up 22.8% of Echo
1.1 miles of trail. The trail density for Echo comes to 1.4 miles per square mile.
22.8%conserved
22.8%
conserved · 119 of 521 acres
1.1 mi
of trails · 1.4 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Climate
In Echo, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Among 120 Utah towns, just 5 have a lower peak summer temperature than Echo. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 13° and about 72 inches of snow falls in a winter.
72″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter14–36°
Spring31–57°
Summer48–82°
Fall31–60°
Sep 18
typical first frost
May 30
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Echo
13pages on Echo
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Echo; the nearest are
University of UtahUniversity or college · Public · Salt Lake City26 mi$9,620 in-state tuitionSalt Lake Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Salt Lake City33.9 mi$4,426 in-state tuition
About 8 of every 100 Echo residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Utah.
Landmarks
3 places in Echo on the National Register of Historic Places.
About Echo
CDP in Utah, United States
Echo is a census-designated place located in northwestern Summit County, Utah, United States. The population was 60 at the 2020 census. Echo was founded in 1854. The community took its name from nearby Echo Canyon.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1854
- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 5,777 ft
- ZIP code
- 84024
Questions about Echo
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Echo, UT a good place to live?
Echo has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.