Wellington

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Wellington

Total population

1,624

Median home value

$179,500

13.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$61,466

Wellington$61k

National$74k

Founded

1878

Elevation1650 m

Land area13.28 km²

Weather77°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates39.54°, -110.73°

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

Wellington is a city in Carbon County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,605 at the 2020 census. The community was settled in 1878 by a band of thirteen Mormons led by Jefferson Tidwell. The town was named for Justus Wellington Seeley, Jr., of the Emery County Court. Many residents commute to nearby Price for their jobs, or work in one of the various coal mines in the area.

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 Wellington, UT from NOAA NWS API.

Nearby places in Utah

• Price
  5.9 mi away · pop. 8,248
• West Wood
  7.5 mi away
• Carbonville
  8.2 mi away
• Kenilworth
  10.9 mi away · pop. 127
• Helper
  12.5 mi away · pop. 2,698
• Cleveland
  14.4 mi away · pop. 378
• Huntington
  18.7 mi away · pop. 1,965
• Clear Creek
  23.6 mi away
• Clawson
  34.1 mi away · pop. 197
• Moroni
  45.2 mi away · pop. 1,535
• Ephraim
  47 mi away · pop. 5,949
• Duchesne
  47.7 mi away

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 Wellington

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Black Canyon, Sanpete, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-07-30 · 32 mi
• Wildfire Slough Canyon, Grand, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-15 · 45 mi
• Wildfire Rocky Canyon, Morgan, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-07 · 108 mi
• Wildfire Tom Creek, Tooele, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 110 mi
• Wildfire Widemouth 2, Millard, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 110 mi
• Wildfire 310, Garfield, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 147 mi
• Wildfire Brushy Canyon, Box Elder, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-27 · 152 mi
• Wildfire Johnson Canyon, Box Elder, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 181 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Ruddy Duck

Oxyura jamaicensis

Seen 2026-09-23

Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius

Seen 2026-09-23

Saltlover

Halogeton glomeratus

Seen 2026-09-21

Dwarf Yucca

Yucca harrimaniae

Seen 2026-09-14

Pronghorn

Antilocapra americana

Seen 2026-09-12

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-10

Mojave Kingcup Cactus

Echinocereus triglochidiatus mojavensis

Seen 2026-08-26

Greater Short-horned Lizard

Phrynosoma hernandesi

Seen 2026-08-26

American Black Bear

Ursus americanus

Seen 2026-08-24

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