Lyman

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Lyman

Total population

289

Median home value

$412,000

17.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$0

Founded

1893

Elevation2189 m

Land area4.68 km²

Weather68°F · Mostly Sunny

Coordinates38.40°, -111.59°

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

Lyman is a town along State Route 24 in Wayne County, Utah, United States. The population was 196 at the 2020 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

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 Lyman, UT from NOAA NWS API.

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).

Notable people from here

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

Nearby places in Utah

• Koosharem
  17.8 mi away · pop. 298
• Glenwood
  33.2 mi away · pop. 673
• Annabella
  33.2 mi away · pop. 701
• Junction
  36.2 mi away · pop. 298
• Kanosh
  53.7 mi away · pop. 465
• Clawson
  57.2 mi away · pop. 197
• Scipio
  65.1 mi away · pop. 466
• Ephraim
  66.3 mi away · pop. 5,949
• Hatch
  69.2 mi away · pop. 165
• Huntington
  72.8 mi away · pop. 1,965
• Cleveland
  76.8 mi away · pop. 378
• Milford
  77.1 mi away · pop. 1,547

Browse all places in Utah →

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 Lyman

The Insiders' guide to southwestern Utah

Lyman Hafen · 1997

Finally Statehood! Utah's Struggles, 1849-1896

Edward L. Lyman · 2019

Greater Utah, the Mormons, et al

S. Lyman Tyler · 1981

Political deliverance

Edward Leo Lyman · 1986

Home ground

Lyman Hafen · 2003

The Mormon experience

Margie H. Lyman · 1977

Overland Journey from Utah to California

Edward Leo Lyman

Preliminary geochemical studies in the Capitol Reef area, Wayne County, Utah

Lyman C. Huff · 1955

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Black Canyon, Sanpete, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-07-30 · 70 mi
• Wildfire Slough Canyon, Grand, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-15 · 112 mi
• Wildfire Tom Creek, Tooele, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 126 mi
• Wildfire Rocky Canyon, Morgan, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-07 · 176 mi
• Wildfire Ward, White Pine, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-07-31 · 185 mi
• Wildfire Brushy Canyon, Box Elder, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-27 · 205 mi
• Wildfire 310, Garfield, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 207 mi
• Prescribed Fire Walker Hill Piles RX, Coconino, Arizona
  Wildfires · 2026-09-28 · 216 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Domestic Cattle

Bos taurus

Seen 2026-09-15

Greater Short-horned Lizard

Phrynosoma hernandesi

Seen 2026-09-02

Mountain Ball Cactus

Pediocactus simpsonii

Seen 2026-09-01

Hoary Townsend Daisy

Townsendia incana

Seen 2026-08-29

Curved Buckwheat

Eriogonum arcuatum

Seen 2026-08-29

Clouded Sulphur

Colias philodice

Seen 2026-08-27

showy milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

Seen 2026-08-14

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

Seen 2026-08-03

Mojave Kingcup Cactus

Echinocereus triglochidiatus mojavensis

Seen 2026-08-01

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