Panguitch, Utah
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Panguitch census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84759. It lies near Graveyard Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Panguitch quadrangle. 1,725 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 6,624 feet above sea level.
On record in Panguitch
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 5 records
Bryce Canyon Airportlisted 1978
William T. and Mary Isabell R. Owens Jr. Houselisted 1999
Panguitch Carnegie Librarylisted 1984
Panguitch Historic Districtlisted 2006
Panguith Social Halllisted 1998
Surveyed buildings and structures 2 records
- Bishop's Storehouse, Center Street & First Street East, Panguitchfederal building survey, 5 photographs
- Red Canyon Tunnel, Through Rock Fin on State Highway 12, 5 miles east of U.S. 89, Panguitchfederal building survey, 4 photographs
Population over time
2 figuresPanguitch grew from 1,520 to 1,725 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 | 1,520 | |
| 2020 | 1,725 | +205 (+13%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1886 USGS Kanab quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Panguitch quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Panguitch quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2002 USGS Panguitch quadrangle1:24000
Photographs
3 photographs, 1940Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
39 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Panguitch between 1992 and 2018, burning about 100 acres in total. 24 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 | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | PANGUITCH GUN RANGE |
| 8 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | TOWER |
| 26 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | GEORGE |
| 23 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | CASTO |
| 22 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Dixie National Forest | HOLE |
| 21 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | CADDY |
| 19 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Dixie National Forest | FIVE MILE RIDGE |
| 14 August 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | 3 MILE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 28 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Panguitch: 18 past producers, 8 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Casto Wash Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Gravel | |
| North Casto Wash Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Nw Panguitch Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Nw Panguitch Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sheep Hollow Road Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Gravel | |
| Sheep Hollow Road Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| South Canyon Borrow Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Gravel | |
| South Canyon Borrow Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface | |
| South Canyon Borrow Pit #3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sand and Gravel | |
| South Canyon Borrow Pit No.3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
11 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Panguitch in 11 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 4 flash flood, 3 tornado, 2 funnel cloud, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Panguitch | $300,000 | A tornado touched down in Panguitch, producing an intermittent damage path|which included EF1 damage to a business in town and EF0 damage to several homes and numerous trees. The most significant damage occurred to a business located at 609 North Main Street, where the tornado took off the roof of a building. The tornado also caused significant damage to numerous vehicles in the area and knocked down multiple power lines, leaving much of the community without power. No injuries were reported across the area. |
| June 2024 | Flood | Panguitch | $20,000 | Street flooding was reported in Panguitch at 85 N Main Street, with water entering through doors into shops. Time is approximate. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Panguitch | $5,000 | Isolated street and house flooding was reported in Panguitch, with flooding also reported in nearby dry washes. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Panguitch | - | Broadcast media report of a dry wash running across road approximately 4 miles north of Panguitch. |
| June 2022 | Funnel Cloud | Panguitch | - | A funnel cloud was observed near Panguitch by a Fire Behavior Analyst from the Left Fork Fire. The funnel could extended about one-third of the way down from the cloud base. |
| August 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Panguitch | - | A tornado briefly touched down near the town of Panguitch and was photographed by multiple members of the public, but no damage was reported or found. The location and time are approximations. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Panguitch | - | A gustnado formed and was spotted just outside Panguitch, but no damage was reported. |
| June 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Panguitch | - | Funnel Cloud reported by Garfield Co. Sherrif. Winds from thunderstorm tore roof off shed neer mile marker 135 in SR 189. |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Panguitch | - | Flash flood water was reported over Highway 89 in Circleville Canyon. |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Panguitch | - | Flash flooding in Garfield county caused Highway 20 to be closed at mile marker 17, as large boulders and mud covered the road. Highway 89 at Circleville Canyon was also closed for a time for the same reason. |
| September 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Panguitch | - | A tornado was spotted near Panguitch on Highway 20 which goes from US-89 to I-15. The tornado stayed over open country for about 5 minutes before lifting. No damage was reported. |
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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsdale | 7.7 miles | 16 | |
| Bear Valley Junction | 9.9 miles | 16 | |
| Hatch | 11.9 miles | 16 | |
| Lake View Resort | 12.3 miles | 18 | |
| Juniper Park Resort | 12.4 miles | 18 | |
| Panguitch Lake Resort | 13.5 miles | 19 | |
| Spry | 14.2 miles | 13 | |
| Bryce Canyon City | 18.0 miles | 15 |
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 Panguitch | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q129976 | 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 1444170. 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.






