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Altonah, Utah

Unincorporated community in the state of Utah, United States

Unincorporated community in Utah, United States

40°24′5″N 110°17′38″W / 40.40139°N 110.29389°W / 40.40139; -110.29389CountryUnited StatesStateUtahCountyDuchesneSettled1906Elevation

6,673 ft (2,034 m)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP codes

84002

GNIS feature ID1425097^[1]

Altonah (also Altona) is an unincorporated community in central Duchesne County, Utah, United States.^[1]

Description

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1920	626	—
1930	528	−15.7%
1940	592	12.1%
1950	363	−38.7%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau^[2]

The community is located on the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation along local roads north of State Route 87, north of the city of Duchesne, the county seat of Duchesne County.^[3] It is situated at the southern base of the Uinta Mountains^[4] and has an elevation of 6,673 feet (2,034 m).^[1] Although Altonah is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 84002.^[5]

Altonah was originally settled in 1906, under the name of Alexander. It was renamed in 1912.^[4]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Altonah". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 8, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 103.
^ ^a ^b Van Cott, John W. (1990). Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names: A Compilation. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-87480-345-7. OCLC 797284427. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
^ Zip Code Lookup Archived 17 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine