Hanksville, Utah
Hanksville, Utah | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Hollow Mountain Store | |
Location in Wayne County and the state of Utah. | |
| Coordinates: 38°22′17″N 110°42′47″W / 38.37139°N 110.71306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Wayne |
| Settled | 1882 |
| Incorporated | January 6, 1999 |
| Named after | Ebenezer Hanks |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.72 sq mi (4.45 km2) |
| • Land | 1.69 sq mi (4.36 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,295 ft (1,309 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 219 |
• Estimate (2019) | 220 |
| • Density | 130.56/sq mi (50.42/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes | 84734 |
| Area code | 435 |
| FIPS code | 49-33100 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2412723 |
| Website | www |
Hanksville is a small town in Wayne County, Utah, United States, at the junction of State Routes 24 and 95. The population was 219 at the 2010 census.
Situated in the Colorado Plateau's cold desert ecological region, the town is just south of the confluence of the Fremont River and Muddy Creek, which together form the Dirty Devil River, which then flows southeast to the Colorado River. The Hanksville-Burpee Quarry is located nearby, and the Mars Desert Research Station is 7 miles (11 km) northwest of town. The Bureau of Land Management's Henry Mountains field station is located in Hanksville.