Utah · Census place 4901310

American Fork, Utah

American Fork is a city in Utah County, Utah with an estimated 41,298 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 23rd largest of 156 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
41,298
#23 of 156 in Utah
Change since 2020
+23.1%
+7,738 people
Land area
11.4 sq mi
Density
3,626 / sq mi
State median 2,284
Orange pin: American Fork. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Salt Lake City.

American Fork population, 2020 to 2024

American Fork added 7,738 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +23.1%. In the latest year it moved by +2,404. Among 95 Utah places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 10th; the median place changed by +6.5%. The median place of 5,000+ in Utah has 19,393 people, so American Fork is 2.1 times that size.

33.6k202034.5k202137.4k202238.9k202341.3k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 33,378. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

American Fork covers 11.39 square miles of land, for 3,626 people per square mile of land. The median Utah place of 5,000+ has 2,284, so American Fork is denser than the typical town.

What county American Fork is in

All of American Fork's residents live in Utah County, which had 747,234 residents in 2024. American Fork holds 5.5% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in American Fork

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps American Fork by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 84003. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where American Fork is

The Census internal point of American Fork is at 40.377900, -111.795100. Salt Lake City, the capital, is 28.0 miles N in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Lehi, UT (93,446 people), 4.8 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Provo, UT, 12.1 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
40.377900, -111.795100
DMS
40°22'40.44"N 111°47'42.36"W
UTM
12N 432505.8E 4470005.2N
Geohash
9x0t8n963
Plus code
85GC96H3+5X

Daylight in American Fork

At 40.38° N, American Fork gets about 15 h 04 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 17 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 46 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near American Fork

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Utah, measured between internal points. The closest is Pleasant Grove, 2.9 miles away, with 38,127 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of American Fork, UT?

41,298 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 7,738 (23.1%) from 33,560 in July 2020.

What county is American Fork in?

Utah County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover American Fork?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 84003.

How far is American Fork from Salt Lake City?

28.0 miles (45.1 km) in a straight line, heading N from American Fork.

What is the nearest larger city to American Fork?

Lehi, UT, with 93,446 residents, 4.8 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.