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Modena, Utah
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A town in Utah.

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Is Modena a good place to live?

Modena’s concentration of trails is 10.5 miles per square mile, against 1.1 in Utah’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Modena Elementary School is on the National Register of Historic Places. We don’t grade Modena yet; the figures below are still real.

Modena Elementary School
Modena Elementary School · National Register of Historic Places
Modena’s story

127 years in pictures

Census counts: 49 in 1910, a peak of 175 in 1940, 15 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 2 maps from 1972 on.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1899Modena is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Modena: who provides what

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

PowerDixie Escalante R E A9.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet1 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 code8475384753 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 Modena.

Natural hazards

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

78% of Modena’s expected losses from natural hazards come from wildfires, followed by inland flooding at 9%. 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
Full pageModena’s hazards pageOpen the full Hazards page
What it facesVery high riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters5 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet readyReady for wildfire

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Four seasons and hot summers in Modena

Modena’s July high is 91°F.

25″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–45°
Spring33–64°
Summer53–88°
Fall35–67°
Oct 3
typical first frost
May 20
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageModena’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page
A year of weatherJuly highs 91°, January lows 19°Rain & snow25″ of snow a winter · 11 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.4° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Outdoors

0% of Modena is conserved land

2.1 miles of trail.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 149 acres
2.1 mi
of trails · 10.5 per sq mi
Full pageModena’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page
Trail map2.1 miles of trail, mappedPick a walkPick a walkConserved land0% conserved · 0 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Modena?”

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Modena

12pages on Modena
The big questions
Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 90% of U.S. communities · wildfire
Out and about
Outdoors2 mi of trails · 0% conserved landPlacesLibraryWashington County Library Enterprise BranchColleges
The story
HistorySettled 1899 · 1 on the National RegisterClimate91° summer highs · 25″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 84753Town SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Modena; the nearest are

Southern Utah UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Cedar City47.6 mi$6,962 in-state tuition

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Modena

Unincorporated community in the state of Utah, United States

Modena is an unincorporated community and Census-designated place in far western Iron County, near the Nevada border in southwestern Utah, United States. The population as of the 2020 census was 15.

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

Established
1899
Elevation
5,476 ft
ZIP code
84753

Questions about Modena

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Modena, UT a good place to live?

We don’t grade Modena yet; the figures below are still real. A town in Utah.