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Notable locations in Vernal: Dinosaur Gardens (A), Thorne Museum and Studio (B), Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Vernal include: Church of Christ (A), Church of the Nazarene (B), Vernal Christian Church (C), Vernal Landmark Missionary Baptist Church (D), Our Saviour Lutheran Church (E), Ashley Valley Medical Center Chapel (F), Assembly of God Church (G), Kingsbury Community Church (H), Saint Pauls Episcopal Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Vernal: Utah Field House of Natural History (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Post office: Vernal Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Western Heritage Museum (302 East 200 South), Wild Waters (Water Parks & Slides; 1155 East Highway 40), United States Government - Interior Department Of- National Park Service- Dinosaur National Monu (Recreation Areas; 80 North 500 West), Vernal Theatre (Amusement & Theme Parks; 40 East Main Street), Jenkins Music Vending (Amusement & Theme Parks; 775 West 2500 South), Cinema 5 (Amusement & Theme Parks; 1400 West Highway 40), Dinah Bowl (Amusement & Theme Parks; 168 West Main Street), Dinosaurland Travel Board (55 East Main Street), Dinaland Aviation (Tours & Charters; 830 East 500 North).
Hotels: Econo Lodge Downtown (311 East Main Street), Motel 6 (1092 West Highway 40), Lazy K Motel (1500 East Highway 40), Super 8 Motel (1624 West Highway 40), Dinosaur Gifts-N Things (251 East Main Street), Weston Plaza (1684 West Highway 40), Rodeway Inn Vernal (590 West Main Street), Best Western Antlers (423 West Main), Split Mountain Motel (1015 East Highway 40).
Court: Frontier Court Services (335 West 50 North).
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Uintah County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI
Ozone
NO2
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2006 was 7.27. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 20.2 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Vernal and their reported violations in the past:
GREENDALE & BOOTLEG CGS (Population served: 800, Groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In OCT-2001
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In SEP-2001
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In AUG-2001
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUL-2001
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In SEP-2000
- One regular monitoring violation
- 2 other older monitoring violations
STEINAKER LAKE ST PARK (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Notification, Public - Between JUL-1997 and SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
ROSS SPRINGS WATER SYS (Population served: 255, Groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):
Past health violations:
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUL-1999
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAY-1999
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In APR-1999
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAR-1999
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In FEB-1999
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JAN-1999
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JAN-2002
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In DEC-2001
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In NOV-2001
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In OCT-2001
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In SEP-2001
- 11 other older monitoring violations
RED SPRINGS/LODGEPOLE CG (Population served: 240, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 regular monitoring violations
MOON LAKE CAMPGROUND (Population served: 223, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- One minor monitoring violation
HADES CAMPGROUND (Population served: 70, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Notification, Public - Between JUL-1997 and SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- One routine major monitoring violation
VERNAL PHOSPHATE PLANT (Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
SPIRIT LAKE LODGE (Population served: 51, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One minor monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Vernal that have no violations reported:
- VERNAL (Population served: 7500, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)
- ASHLEY VALLEY W&SID (Population served: 6300, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
- MAESER IMPROVEMENT DISTR (Population served: 3020, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)
- LUCERNE VALLEY CAMPGROUND (Population served: 775, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- YELLOWPINE CAMPGROUND (Population served: 346, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- UPPER STILLWATER CAMPGR (Population served: 320, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- LITTLE HOLE CAMPGROUND (Population served: 180, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- ANTELOPE FLAT CAMPGROUND (Population served: 138, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- DESERET GEN & TRANS CO-OP (Population served: 103, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
- IRON MINE CAMPGROUND (Population served: 90, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 10.1%
(9.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 21.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 18.8% for other race residents, 5.2% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.8 people | | Utah: |  3.1 people |
| This city: | 73.0% | | Whole state: | 76.3% |
| This city: | 4.2% | | Whole state: | 3.4% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Vernal, UT
People in group quarters in Vernal:
- 109 people in nursing homes
- 90 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 15 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
Vernal compared to Utah state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Vernal (2011 data):
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Wal-Mart Vernal Branch at 1851 W Hwy 40, branch established on 09/21/2000; Vernal Branch at 3 East Main Street, branch established on 10/01/1956. Info updated 12/01/2010: Bank assets: $1,070,489.0 mil, Deposits: $811,027.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6537 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- Grand Valley Bank: Vernal Branch at 121 West Main, branch established on 09/14/2005. Info updated 01/13/2009: Bank assets: $26.1 mil, Deposits: $23.1 mil, headquarters in Heber City, UT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Porter Mountain Iii, Llp
- Zions First National Bank: Vernal Branch at 3 West Main Street, branch established on 09/03/1903. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $17,093.3 mil, Deposits: $14,483.2 mil, headquarters in Salt Lake City, UT, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 148 total offices, Holding Company: Zions Bancorporation
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Vernal, Utah:
- Days Inn, 260 W Main St, Vernal, UT 84078
 , Phone: (435) 789-1011, Fax: (435) 789-0172
- Weston Plaza Hotel, 1684 W Hwy 40, Vernal, UT 84078 , Phone: (435) 789-9550, Fax: (435) 789-4874
- Weston Lamplighter Motel, 120 East Main, Vernal, UT 84078 , Phone: (435) 789-0312, Fax: (435) 781-1480
- Best Western Antlers, 423 West Main, Vernal, UT 84078 , Phone: (888) 791-2929, Fax: (435) 789-4979
- Motel 6 Vernal, 1092 W Hwy 40, Vernal, UT 84078 , Phone: (435) 789-0666, Fax: (435) 789-0723
- Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 1515 W Us Hwy 40, Vernal, UT 84078 , Phone: (435) 789-4654, Fax: (435) 789-4656
- Best Western Dinosaur Inn, 251 E Main St, Vernal, UT 84078 , Phone: (435) 789-2660, Fax: (435) 789-2467
All 7 fire-safe hotels and motels in Vernal, Utah
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (74%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Wood (4%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Uintah County Utah:
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Religion statistics for Vernal:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 70.96%
| Here | | 71.0% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | LDS (Mormon) Church | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Episcopal Church | Assemblies of God |
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| Adherents | 86.8% | 3.8% | 2.9% | 1.7% | 1.4% |
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| Congregations | 70.4% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 5.6% | 3.7% |
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| Name | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Lutheran Church | United Church of Christ | Churches of Christ | Other |
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| Adherents | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.8% |
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| Congregations | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 5.6% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 2 | Uintah County: | 0.69 / 10,000 pop. | | Utah: | 1.37 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.35 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | Uintah County: | 0.69 / 10,000 pop. | | Utah: | 0.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12 | Uintah County: | 4.14 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 18 | Here: | 6.21 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 9.0% | | Utah: | 6.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Uintah County: | 25.9% | | Utah: | 23.6% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
4 | $16,180 | $48,540 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
5 | $22,147 | $53,153 | 8 | $4,807 |
| Judicial and Legal |
4 | $11,216 | $33,648 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
19 | $86,408 | $54,573 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
3 | $9,046 | $36,184 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 26 | $4,094 |
| Fire - Other |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,475 |
| Streets and Highways |
8 | $28,450 | $42,675 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
2 | $7,297 | $43,782 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $3,376 | $40,512 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $6,804 | $40,824 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $3,166 | $37,992 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
6 | $21,042 | $42,084 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
10 | $32,953 | $39,544 | 2 | $2,119 |
| Totals for Government |
65 | $248,085 | $45,800 | 37 | $12,495 |
Vernal government finances in 2006 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,195,000 ($129.67)
All Other: $336,000 ($36.46)
Solid Waste Management: $224,000 ($24.31)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $484,000 ($52.52)
General Public Buildings: $48,000 ($5.21)
Sewerage: $5,000 ($0.54)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $1,767,000 ($191.73)
Police Protection: $1,678,000 ($182.07)
Sewerage: $1,235,000 ($134.01)
Central Staff Services: $986,000 ($106.99)
Regular Highways: $927,000 ($100.59)
Judicial and Legal Services: $311,000 ($33.75)
Financial Administration: $292,000 ($31.68)
Local Fire Protection: $279,000 ($30.27)
General - Other: $249,000 ($27.02)
Solid Waste Management: $223,000 ($24.20)
Parks and Recreation: $151,000 ($16.38)
General Public Buildings: $70,000 ($7.60)
- General - Interest on Debt: $96,000 ($10.42)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General - Other: $81,000 ($8.79)
Police Protection: $18,000 ($1.95)
- Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $163,000 ($17.69)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $942,000 ($102.21)
All Other: $257,000 ($27.89)
Highways: $8,000 ($0.87)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $183,000 ($19.86)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $372,000 ($40.36)
Interest Earnings: $182,000 ($19.75)
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,708,000 ($944.88)
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,377,000 ($908.96)
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $514,000 ($55.77)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $221,000 ($23.98)
Police Protection: $128,000 ($13.89)
General Public Building: $53,000 ($5.75)
Local Fire Protection: $21,000 ($2.28)
Central Staff Services: $17,000 ($1.84)
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,000 ($0.54)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,584,000 ($171.88)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $295,000 ($32.01)
All Other: $123,000 ($13.35)
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,204,000 ($456.16)
Other Selective Sales: $1,989,000 ($215.82)
Property: $400,000 ($43.40)
Public Utilities Sales: $299,000 ($32.44)
Other License: $145,000 ($15.73)
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $54,000 ($5.86)
NEC: $11,000 ($1.19)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $2,585,000 ($280.49)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $13,000 ($1.41)
8.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,737 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.86% | | Utah average: | 8.03% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.99% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($49,299 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.99% | | Utah average: | 7.46% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Vernal:
- KVEL (920 AM; 5 kW; VERNAL, UT; Owner: ASHLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KNEU (1250 AM; 5 kW; ROOSEVELT, UT; Owner: COUNTRY GOLD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
- KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- KOAL (750 AM; 10 kW; PRICE, UT; Owner: EASTERN UTAH BROADCASTING CO.)
- KJOL (620 AM; 10 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: UNITED MINISTRIES)
- KSLL (1080 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PRICE, UT; Owner: AGAINST THE WIND BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
- KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KTKK (630 AM; 10 kW; SANDY, UT; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Vernal:
- KXRQ (94.3 FM; ROOSEVELT, UT; Owner: UINTA BROADCASTING, L.C.)
- KIFX (98.5 FM; ROOSEVELT, UT; Owner: EVANS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KLCY-FM (105.9 FM; VERNAL, UT; Owner: ASHLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- K214AV (90.7 FM; VERNAL, UT; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- K218CT (91.5 FM; VERNAL, UT; Owner: UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY OF A. & A.S.)
TV broadcast stations around Vernal:
- K25EE (Channel 25; MOUNTAIN VIEW, ETC., UT; Owner: DAGGETT COUNTY TELEVISION DEPT.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Vernal, Utah:
- Fatal accident count: 37
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 55
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 14
- Fatalities: 37
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 101
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Utah average:
- Fatal accident count: 87
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 134
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 21
- Fatalities: 94
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 243
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 12
See more detailed statistics of Vernal fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total average daily traffic: 27,608
Total average daily truck traffic: 935
Total future (year 2030) average daily traffic: 49,713
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Vernal, UT
| Most common first names in Vernal, UT among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| William | 50 | 71.5 years |
| John | 50 | 74.8 years |
| Mary | 48 | 76.8 years |
| Charles | 41 | 76.4 years |
| George | 39 | 76.8 years |
| James | 36 | 71.4 years |
| Robert | 28 | 71.6 years |
| Harold | 22 | 76.4 years |
| Ruth | 20 | 75.0 years |
| Earl | 19 | 71.6 years |
| Most common last names in Vernal, UT among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Hatch | 50 | 75.4 years |
| Johnson | 41 | 73.6 years |
| Caldwell | 36 | 76.6 years |
| Hall | 30 | 77.1 years |
| Hacking | 29 | 76.0 years |
| Anderson | 27 | 74.6 years |
| Slaugh | 27 | 79.3 years |
| Smith | 26 | 76.1 years |
| Murray | 25 | 69.0 years |
| Merkley | 24 | 76.1 years |
| Businesses in Vernal, UT |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| 7-Eleven | 3 | | Payless | 1 |
| Arby's | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Best Western | 2 | | Quiznos | 1 |
| Burger King | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| Days Inn | 1 | | SONIC Drive-In | 1 |
| FedEx | 4 | | Sears | 1 |
| GNC | 1 | | Sprint Nextel | 1 |
| GameStop | 1 | | Staples | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Studio 6 | 1 |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | | Super 8 | 1 |
| Kmart | 1 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| Kroger | 1 | | Travelodge | 1 |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | | U-Haul | 2 |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | | UPS | 5 |
| Lowes | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | Wendy's | 1 |
| Motel 6 | 1 | | | |
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- #54 (84078) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of English first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #98 (84078) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Danish first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Bush (Republican) in the 2004 Presidential Election"
- #86 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
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