Nephi

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Nephi

Total population

6,885

Median home value

$416,000

22.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$106,108

Nephi$106k

National$74k

Elevation1567 m

Weather79°F · Mostly Sunny

Coordinates39.70°, -111.83°

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

Overview

Nephi is a city in and the county seat of Juab County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem metropolitan area. The population was 6,443 at the 2020 census. It was settled by George Washington Bradley and other Mormon pioneers. George Washington Bradley was also commander of the military post at Nephi, Utah, during the Walker War of 1854. Nephi is the principal city in the Juab Valley, an agricultural area. Nephi was named after Nephi, son of Lehi, from the Book of Mormon.

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 Nephi, UT from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

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

Schools

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

Notable people from here

Martin Woolf

Canadian politician (1858-1928)

S

Stanford Cazier

university president

N

Norma Matheson

American politician

W

William Lind Hoyt

Ph.D. The University of Chicago 1958

M

Marjorie Pay Hinckley

M

Mary Ann Linton

(1865-1951)

B

Brent C. Overson

American politician

E

Edra Morgan

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

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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 Nephi

Excavations at Nephi, Utah, 1965-1966

Floyd W. Sharrock · 1967

Vinebluff and old city cemeteries, Nephi, Utah

Phyllis J. Martin · 1983

Tillage and rotation experiments at Nephi, Utah

P. V. Cardon · 1915

They left a record

Keith N. Worthington · 1979

University of Utah Anthropological Papers No. 52

Floyd W. Sharrock · 1962

News Clippings from Nephi, Levan, Mona, Utah

Kaylene Canfield · 2017

Soil survey of Fairfield-Nephi area, Utah

United States. Soil Conservation Service · 1984

Soil survey of Fairfield-Nephi area, Utah : b parts of Juab, Sanpete, and Utah Counties

1984

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Black Canyon, Sanpete, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-07-30 · 36 mi
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• Wildfire Salt Wells, Box Elder, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 152 mi
• Wildfire Johnson Canyon, Box Elder, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 152 mi

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