Levan, Utah
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Nephi census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84639. It lies near Rock Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Levan quadrangle. 862 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 5,315 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresLevan grew from 841 to 862 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 841 | |
| 2020 | 862 | +21 (+2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1885 USGS Manti quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1895 USGS Manti quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Nephi quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Nephi quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Levan quadrangle1:24000
- 2001 USGS Levan quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
115 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 115 fires within 5 miles of Levan between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,357 acres in total. 70 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 70 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | KILO |
| 6 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Manti-Lasal National Forest | QUARRY |
| 6 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | PAINTER FIRE |
| 5 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Richfield Field Office | MM 33 |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Manti-Lasal National Forest | DEEP CANYON 2 |
| 5 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | DEEP CANYON |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Manti-Lasal National Forest | SPRING CANYON |
| 4 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | DEEP CANYON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Levan: 12 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levan Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Unknown Gypsum Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unknown Gypsum Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unknown Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #12011 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #12013 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #12026 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #12027 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #12029 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Levan in 8 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 3 hail, 2 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Levan | $25,000 | Heavy rain fell on an actively burning fire near Levan and caused a debris flow. Mud and debris flowed onto State Route 28 between Levan and Gunnison, shutting down a 12 mile stretch of the road. Flood waters also washed out a campground, and flooded one basement. |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Levan | $5,000 | Heavy rain on a burn scar near Levan caused a debris flow for the second time in three days. Debris slid onto a portion of State Route 28, temporarily closing the road. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Levan | - | The Horse Haven mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 58 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Levan | - | The Horse Haven mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 58 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| September 2005 | Hail | Levan | - | large hail destroyed local gardens and knocked leaves off trees. Hail accumulated to 4-5 inches in some spots. |
| August 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Levan | - | A small tornado touched down near State Route 28 between Levan and Yuba Lake in Juab County. A UHP Trooper reported that the width was 100 feet, and that it stayed on the ground for one minute, picking up rocks and shrubs before dissipating. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Levan | - | A severe thunderstorm dropped 3/4 inch hail in Levan and produced estimated wind gusts of 50-60mph. |
| June 1996 | Hail | Levan | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Levan | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q482809 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1442564. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








