Jensen

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Jensen

Total population

258

Median home value

$0

9.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$2,499

Jensen$2k

National$74k

Founded

1877

Air quality index

42Good

Elevation4760 m

Land area8.37 km²

Weather53°F · Partly Cloudy

Coordinates40.37°, -109.36°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Jensen is a census-designated place in eastern Uintah County, Utah, United States. The population was 372 at the 2020 census. It lies along the Green River and U.S. Route 40, southeast of the city of Vernal, the county seat of Uintah County, and about 17 miles west of the Colorado border. Although Jensen is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 84035.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Jensen, UT from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Utah

• Naples
  8.3 mi away
• Fort Duchesne
  28.1 mi away
• Flaming Gorge
  36.5 mi away
• Dutch John
  38.6 mi away
• Duchesne
  56.4 mi away
• Kenilworth
  90.7 mi away · pop. 127
• Helper
  92.4 mi away · pop. 2,698
• Price
  93 mi away · pop. 8,248
• Carbonville
  93.5 mi away
• Woodland
  99.9 mi away · pop. 625
• Independence
  102.1 mi away · pop. 79
• Kamas
  102.6 mi away · pop. 2,096

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Jensen

Jensen, Utah

Ila W. Cowan · 1979

Early history of Provo, Utah

Jensen, Jens Marinus · 1924

Utah grows; pre-Utah and Utah history

Faye Jensen Buttle · 1969

Soil survey of Carbon area, Utah

Earl H. Jensen · 1988

Skier's guide to Utah

Jensen, Michael · 1995

Utah grows, past and present

Faye Jensen Buttle · 1970

History of Provo, Utah

Jensen, Jens Marinus · 1924

Utah personal income, 1929-1979

Kenneth E. Jensen · 1981

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Slough Canyon, Grand, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-15 · 75 mi
• Wildfire 310, Garfield, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 97 mi
• Wildfire Black Canyon, Sanpete, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-07-30 · 124 mi
• Wildfire Rocky Canyon, Morgan, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-07 · 126 mi
• Wildfire WEISER KNOLL, Fremont, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 161 mi
• Wildfire Brushy Canyon, Box Elder, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-27 · 175 mi
• Wildfire Bare, Sublette, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-04 · 175 mi
• Wildfire Tom Creek, Tooele, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 179 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Common Side-blotched Lizard

Uta stansburiana

Seen 2026-09-24

Brittle Pricklypear

Opuntia fragilis

Seen 2026-09-24

Plains Pricklypear

Opuntia polyacantha

Seen 2026-09-21

Hoary Tansyaster

Dieteria canescens

Seen 2026-09-21

Rubber Rabbitbrush

Ericameria nauseosa

Seen 2026-09-21

Broom Snakeweed

Gutierrezia sarothrae

Seen 2026-09-21

Greasewood

Sarcobatus vermiculatus

Seen 2026-09-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).