UT · GEOID 49051

Wasatch County area

Wasatch County, Utah covers 1,207.5 square miles: 1,177 square miles of land and 30.5 square miles of water.

Official Census measurements2026 Gazetteer · retrieved September 27, 2026
Land area1,177 mi²
Water area30.5 mi²
Total area1,207.5 mi²
National land rank#521

County outline

Generalized outline of Wasatch County, Utah
2025 Census cartographic boundary, fitted to this frame. County maps are not at a common scale. The 2026 area measurements below come from the separate Gazetteer release. Map source and limitations.

Where Wasatch County is located

Wasatch County highlighted on a map of all U.S. county equivalents. About the maps

Area breakdown

Land accounts for 97.5% of Wasatch County’s measured area and water for 2.5%. Its combined area converts to 3,127.4 square kilometers or approximately 772,797 acres.

Green: land · blue: water

MeasurementSquare milesSquare kilometersAcres
Land1,176.9523,048.292753,249.3
Water30.54479.10919,548.2
Total1,207.4963,127.4772,797.4

How Wasatch County compares

By original Census land area, Wasatch County ranks #21 of 29 in Utah and #521 of 3,222 nationally. National rankings include the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Its land area is 0.485 times the Utah county-equivalent median of 2,427.6 square miles. It accounts for 1.4% of the combined county land area in the state.

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What stands out about Wasatch County?

Wasatch County has more land than 2,701 of the other 3,221 county equivalents in the dataset.

Land area compared with the typical county equivalent
Wasatch County1,177 mi²
Utah median2,427.6 mi²
National median604.5 mi²

A median is the middle county-equivalent measurement, not the average of the largest and smallest. All three bars use the same linear scale. Very small areas may appear as a thin sliver; the labels retain their values.

Does including water change its rank?

Using land plus water places Wasatch County at #588 nationally by total area, 67 places farther from the top than its land rank. Other county equivalents gain more area when their water measurements are included.

Its water share is 2.5%, compared with a national county-equivalent median of 1.2% — 1.4 percentage points higher. This describes the statistical geography’s land/water mix, not flood exposure or developable land.

Closest positions in the national land ranking

These entries sit immediately beside Wasatch County in the national ranking. They can be in different states and are not necessarily geographic neighbors.

Land rankCounty equivalentLand mi²Comparison
#520Texas County, Missouri1,177.3Compare
#521Wasatch County, Utah1,177This county
#522Reagan County, Texas1,175.3Compare

Calculated from the same Census release as the area table. Total-area order uses original ALAND + AWATER; water shares and chart labels use published square miles. Calculation details.

Representative coordinates

The Census internal point is 40.334884, -111.161568. It represents a location inside the geography; it is not necessarily the centroid or the address of a courthouse.

Source and precision

U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 Gazetteer Files, Counties. Original ALAND: 3,048,291,105 m²; AWATER: 79,107,622 m². Rankings use ALAND; exact ties use ascending GEOID. Tables preserve Census-published square miles to three decimals, with conversions based on those values.

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Common questions

How many acres of land are in Wasatch County?

The land measurement converts to approximately 753,249 acres. Including water, total area is approximately 772,797 acres. One square mile equals 640 acres.

Why might another source show a different area?

Check whether it reports land or total area, its Census vintage, and its rounding. Our guide explains how to reconcile county area figures.

Can this establish a property boundary?

No. Statistical measurements and generalized maps do not establish property lines. Consult the relevant local surveying or land-records authority.

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