Aurora, Utah Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 947. Estimated population in July 2024: 942 (-0.5% change)
Males: 458 (48.4%), Females: 489 (51.6%)

Sevier County

Zip code: 84620

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.1 years
Median household income: $44,911
Median house value: $92,100

Population by Race

Races in Aurora:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
• Hispanic (1.4%)
• Other race (0.8%)
• American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: English (31.8%), Danish (19.7%), German (10.6%), United States (7.6%), Norwegian (7.0%), Swedish (5.4%).

Elevation: 5187 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Aurora

• High school or higher: 88.1%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
• Unemployed: 5.4%
• Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Aurora city

• Never married: 18.7%
• Now married: 74.3%
• Separated: 0.6%
• Widowed: 4.6%
• Divorced: 1.9%

1.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +35 (+3.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Aurora:

• SEVIER VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; RICHFIELD, UT)
• GUNNISON VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; GUNNISON, UT)
• FILLMORE COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; FILLMORE, UT)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Aurora:

• PROVO MUNI (about 91 miles; PROVO, UT; Abbreviation: PVU)
• CEDAR CITY REGIONAL (about 116 miles; CEDAR CITY, UT; Abbreviation: CDC)
• SALT LAKE CITY INTL (about 128 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Abbreviation: SLC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Aurora:

• SALINA-GUNNISON (about 10 miles; SALINA, UT; Abbreviation: 44U)
• RICHFIELD MUNI (about 17 miles; RICHFIELD, UT; Abbreviation: RIF)
• FILLMORE (about 29 miles; FILLMORE, UT; Abbreviation: U19)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Aurora:

• SNOW COLLEGE (about 39 miles; EPHRAIM, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,632)
• UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 95 miles; OREM, UT; Full-time enrollment: 14,182)
• BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles; PROVO, UT; Full-time enrollment: 29,977)
• SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY (about 117 miles; CEDAR CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 5,091)
• UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 120 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,021)
• SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 121 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 11,896)
• UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 128 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 19,866)