Utah · Census place 4970850
South Jordan, Utah
South Jordan is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah with an estimated 86,156 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 10th largest of 156 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 86,156
- #10 of 156 in Utah
- Change since 2020
- +10.5%
- +8,204 people
- Land area
- 25.8 sq mi
- + 0.09 sq mi water
- Density
- 3,345 / sq mi
- State median 2,284
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South Jordan population, 2020 to 2024
South Jordan added 8,204 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +10.5%. In the latest year it moved by +729. Among 95 Utah places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 33rd; the median place changed by +6.5%. The median place of 5,000+ in Utah has 19,393 people, so South Jordan is 4.4 times that size.
South Jordan covers 25.76 square miles of land and 0.09 of water, for 3,345 people per square mile of land. The median Utah place of 5,000+ has 2,284, so South Jordan is denser than the typical town.
What county South Jordan is in
All of South Jordan's residents live in Salt Lake County, which had 1,216,274 residents in 2024. South Jordan holds 7.1% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in South Jordan
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap South Jordan by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 84009, 84095. 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 South Jordan is
The Census internal point of South Jordan is at 40.555000, -111.992300. Salt Lake City, the capital, is 16.3 miles NNE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is West Jordan, UT (116,688 people), 3.4 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 40.555000, -111.992300
- DMS
- 40°33'18.00"N 111°59'32.28"W
- UTM
- 12N 415986.6E 4489832.8N
- Geohash
- 9x0qewc9y
- Plus code
- 85GCH245+23
Daylight in South Jordan
At 40.56° N, South Jordan gets about 15 h 05 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 16 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 48 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near South Jordan
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Utah, measured between internal points. The closest is Riverton, 3.0 miles away, with 46,680 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of South Jordan, UT?
86,156 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 8,204 (10.5%) from 77,952 in July 2020.
What county is South Jordan in?
Salt Lake County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover South Jordan?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 84009, 84095.
How far is South Jordan from Salt Lake City?
16.3 miles (26.2 km) in a straight line, heading NNE from South Jordan.
What is the nearest larger city to South Jordan?
West Jordan, UT, with 116,688 residents, 3.4 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.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.