Helper, Utah
Helper, Utah | |
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North along Main Street, September 2023 | |
Location within Carbon County and the State of Utah | |
Location of Utah in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39°41′15″N 110°51′54″W / 39.68750°N 110.86500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Carbon |
| Settled | c. 1881 |
| Incorporated | 1907 |
| Became a city | October 9, 1915 |
| Founded by | Teancum Pratt |
| Named after | Helper engines |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.81 sq mi (4.68 km2) |
| • Land | 1.81 sq mi (4.68 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,909 ft (1,801 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,112 |
| • Density | 1,165.2/sq mi (449.87/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 84526 |
| Area code | 435 |
| FIPS code | 49-34530 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2410737 |
| Website | www |
Helper is a city in Carbon County, Utah, United States, approximately 110 miles (180 km) southeast of Salt Lake City and 7 miles (11 km) northwest of the city of Price. The population was 2,112 at the 2020 census.
The city is located along the Price River and U.S. Route 6/U.S. Route 191, a shortcut between Provo and Interstate 70, on the way from Salt Lake City to Grand Junction, Colorado. It is the location of the Western Mining and Railroad Museum, a tourist attraction that also contains household and commercial artifacts illustrating late 19th and early 20th-century living conditions.. Helper is at the western end of the Book Cliffs, the longest continuous escarpment in the world.