About Granite
Set in the central part of Utah, Granite is a small unincorporated community.
Granite holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.03 square miles.
📰 Granite News Today
- Granite Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
- Granite lands $117M Utah highway extension Construction Dive · Jun 26
- Granite Lands ~$117MM UDOT Contract as it Deploys its Growing Utah Infrastructure Platform Utah Money Watch · Jul 6
- Sandy vote creates hurdles for Granite community's pursuit of becoming its own city KSL News · Apr 9
- Granite acquires Kenny Seng Construction in Utah Pit & Quarry · Apr 27
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Granite Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Part of the fabric of Utah — one of 334 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Easy reach of Sandy (3 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
📍 Neighborhoods in Granite
📍 Alta Hills📍 Alta Vista Subdivision Number 1📍 Altavilla Estates📍 Altawood📍 Altawood Subdivision Number 3📍 Autumn Hills📍 Bell Oaks📍 Charmar📍 Esquire Estates📍 Fur Hollow📍 Giverny📍 Glacier Mesa📍 Glacio Park📍 Golden Hills📍 Grandview Acres📍 Granite Crest📍 Granite Oaks📍 Granite View Estates📍 Hansen📍 Hidden Oak Estates📍 Hillhaven Estates📍 Huntsman Plat A📍 Little Cottonwood📍 Little Cottonwood East
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Granite
- La Caille — french
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Granite
- G.K. Gilbert Geological Park reviews ★
- Bells Canyon Boulders Trailhead reviews ★
- Bells Canyon Granite Trailhead reviews ★
- Bells Canyon Preservation Trailhead reviews ★
- Glacio Park reviews ★
- Granite Park reviews ★
- Hidden Valley Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Quail Hollow Park reviews ★
- Twin Peaks Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Willow Pond reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateUtah
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.03 sq mi
Coordinates40.5757, -111.7913