Orangeville Utah, 2009
Orangeville’s story
148 years in pictures
Census counts: 353 in 1890, 1,224 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 2 maps from 1923 on.
- 1878Orangeville is settled
OrangevilleUT
A town of 1,271, settled in 1878.
Photo: Ntsimp · Public domain
Population
1,271
2025 Census estimate · +3.2% since 2020
Typical home
$288K
+3.8% in a year
Household income
$90K
median
Median age
39.9
years
Jobs based here
159
A commuter town
Is Orangeville a good place to live?
Orangeville’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for health; its weakest is a C− for incomes. 20% of residents live below the poverty line in Orangeville, against 6.2% in Utah’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. On cost of living, just 6 of Utah’s 173 towns do better. No town in Utah scores lower than Orangeville on civic life. Orangeville’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile, where Utah’s towns sit at 1.1 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Orangeville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Orangeville stand out
Where Orangeville beats most towns.
A shrinking town
Orangeville has shrunk 14% since 2010
1,470 counted in 2010 and 1,224 in 2020; an estimated 1,271 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Orangeville grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Utah), ordered by how far Orangeville is from typical.
Cost of livingAOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 17% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listAOpen →Jobs & income$90K median household incomeC−Open →HealthCastleview Hospital 28.6 miles awayA−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.7 of 20; 1.2% of households have no car; 4.7% of workers walk, bike or ride transitBOpen →SchoolsBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors0 miles of trails; 1% conserved landB−Open →HistoryCOpen →Civic life0.7 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsD−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Orangeville: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Orangeville, and how to reach them.
PowerRocky Mountain Power13.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterOrangeville water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Orangeville’s trash rules yet
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 hereEmery County Clerk/AuditorEmery County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP code8453784537 99%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 Orangeville.
HousingCost of living grade A
Homes in Orangeville are worth about $288K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Orangeville home is worth about $288,000, up 3.8% in a year, 46% below the Utah typical home. The median rent in Orangeville is $852 a month.
$288KZillow home value
| Orangeville | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $852 a month | $1,538 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 89% | 79% | 73% |
Typical home value
Orangeville$288K
Utah$533K
+3.8%
value change, 1 year
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
SchoolsB
On state tests, Orangeville’s schools beat 60% of Utah districts
Its public schools are run by the Emery District. Its one school is below.
60%of UT districts it outscoresBSchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 115 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within UT on state tests and graduation
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Orangeville
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Orangeville since 1996.
17risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingLightningEarthquakes
1
paid flood claims since 1996
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HealthA−
Orangeville ranks healthier than 77% of the country’s towns
Orangeville beats the Utah average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 29% of adults feel lonely in Orangeville. Among 119 Utah towns, just 9 have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Orangeville.
77%healthier than U.S. townsA−Health Grade
| Orangeville | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 11% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 72% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 8% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Utah
2 better21 too close to call9 worse
| What stands out | Orangeville | UT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer lonely adults | 28.9% | 34.1% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 71.3% | 65.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 6.5% | 4.6% |
Castleview Hospital
28.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−
Most of Orangeville’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Orangeville for work: only 5% work in town. Orangeville’s average trip to work is 16 minutes. Jobs based in Orangeville fell to 159 in 2023, 821 fewer than in 2013.
5%work in town
| Orangeville | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.8% | 8.4% | 8% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Orangeville5%
Castle Dale18%
Huntington8%
Price6%
Salt Lake City5%
29 mi
median commute distance
159
jobs based in Orangeville
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B
Walkability grade: more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Orangeville has four seasons and hot summers
Orangeville has cold winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 12° and about 11 inches of snow falls in a winter.
11″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter15–40°
Spring33–62°
Summer52–86°
Fall33–64°
Sep 27
typical first frost
May 18
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
OutdoorsB−
Orangeville has set aside 1.3% of its land for conservation
0.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
1.3%conserved
1.3%
conserved · 12 of 908 acres
0.2 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Orangeville City Park | — | 2 |
| 2. LDS Church Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Orangeville
18pages on Orangeville
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Orangeville; the nearest are
Snow CollegeCommunity college · Public · Ephraim29.4 mi$4,338 in-state tuitionUtah Valley UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Orem80.5 mi$6,507 in-state tuitionSalt Lake Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Salt Lake City110 mi$4,426 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 Orangeville residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Utah.
Small town
1,271 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
About Orangeville
City in Utah, United States
Orangeville is a city in northwestern Emery County, Utah, United States, at the edge of the Manti-La Sal National Forest. The city is at the junction of State Routes 29 and 57, straddling the banks of Cottonwood Creek. The population was 1,224 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1878
- Area
- 1.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 5,778 ft
- ZIP code
- 84537
- Area code
- 435
Questions about Orangeville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Orangeville, UT expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.