Tridell, Utah

Unincorporated community in the state of Utah, United States

Unincorporated community in Utah, United States

40°27′13″N 109°51′0″W / 40.45361°N 109.85000°W / 40.45361; -109.85000CountryUnited StatesStateUtahCountyUintahNamed forConsisting of three dales (small valleys)Elevation

5,636 ft (1,718 m)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP codes

84076

GNIS feature ID1433670^[1]

Tridell (originally named Liberty) is an unincorporated community in the Uinta Basin in western Uintah County, Utah, United States.^[1]

Description

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1940	432	—
1950	347	−19.7%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau^[2]

The settlement lies along local roads north of State Route 121, approximately 25 miles west of the city of Vernal, the county seat of Uintah County.^[3] Until the highway was deleted from the state highway system in 1969, Tridell was the northern terminus for State Route 246. Its elevation is 5,636 feet (1,718 m), and it is located at 40°27′13″N 109°51′0″W / 40.45361°N 109.85000°W / 40.45361; -109.85000 (40.4535682, -109.8498700).^[1] Although Tridell is unincorporated, it has had a post office, with the ZIP code of 84076,^[4] since 1918. (However, the post office became a rural station in 1964.)^[5]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Tridell has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tridell
^ "Census of Population and Housing". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 103.
^ Zip Code Lookup
^ "Post Offices: Utah, Uintah County". postalhistory.com. Las Vegas, Nevada: Jim Forte. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
^ Climate Summary for Tridell, Utah