Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Hanksville’s July high is 98°F, against 92°F in Utah’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. No town among the 120 in Utah we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Hanksville. Hanksville’s trail density is 1.7 miles per square mile, above both the Utah town median (1.1) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Hanksville Meetinghouse-School is on the National Register of Historic Places. Hanksville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Hanksville beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 81 in 1890, a peak of 362 in 2000, 158 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1954 and 3 maps from 1954 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hanksville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 13, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Hanksville.
Its public schools are run by the Wayne District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanksville SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 24 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
22% of Hanksville residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Hanksville has added 23 jobs, to 42 in 2023. Hanksville’s average trip to work is 14 minutes.
| Hanksville | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 22% | 6.2% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 14 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hanksville has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 98°, January nights drop to 19° and about 7 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
40% of adults have high blood pressure in Hanksville. Of the 119 Utah towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Hanksville. 25% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Hanksville.
| Hanksville | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 11% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 28% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 8.4% | 12% |
| What stands out | Hanksville | UT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 9.6% | 12.4% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 76.3% | 65.6% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.3% | 4.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hanksville Town Park | — | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hanksville. Close and well known come first.
22 mi National ParkCapitol Reef National Park1.4M visitors a year
26 mi National ParkCanyonlands National Park796K visitors a year
14 mi State parkGoblin Valley State Park
12 mi MountainFactory Butte10 mi Canyon & gorgeRobbers Roost
24 mi Canyon & gorgeBluejohn CanyonCapitol Reef National Park: Bob Palin, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Canyonlands National Park: Phil Armitage, Public domain · Goblin Valley State Park: Donar Reiskoffer, CC BY 3.0 · Factory Butte: Ken Karagozian, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bluejohn Canyon: Michael Grindstaff, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Hanksville; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Hanksville residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Utah.
Where Hanksville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in the state of Utah, United States
Hanksville is a small town in Wayne County, Utah, United States, at the junction of State Routes 24 and 95. The population was 158 at the 2020 census. Situated in the Colorado Plateau's cold desert ecological region, the town is just south of the confluence of the Fremont River and Muddy Creek, which together form the Dirty Devil River, which then flows southeast to the Colorado River. The Hanksville-Burpee Quarry is located nearby, and the Mars Desert Research Station is 7 miles (11 km) northwest of town. The Bureau of Land Management's Henry Mountains field station is located in Hanksville.
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Hanksville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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