Salt Lake City
Clockwise from top: The skyline in July 2011, Utah State Capitol, TRAX, Union Pacific Depot, the Block U, the City and County Building, and the Salt Lake Temple
Clockwise from top: The skyline in July 2011, Utah State Capitol, TRAX, Union Pacific Depot, the Block U, the City and County Building, and the Salt Lake Temple
Flag of Salt Lake City
Flag		 Official seal of Salt Lake City
Seal
Nickname(s): 
"The Crossroads of the West"
Location in Salt Lake County and the U.S. state of Utah
Location in Salt Lake County and the U.S. state of Utah
Salt Lake City is located in Utah
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City
Location in Utah, the contiguous United States, andNorth America
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Coordinates: 40°45′0″N 111°53′0″W
Country  United States
State  Utah
County Salt Lake
Government
 • Mayor Jackie Biskupski (D)
Area
 • City 110.4 sq mi (285.9 km2)
 • Land 109.1 sq mi (282.5 km2)
 • Water 1.3 sq mi (3.3 km2)
Elevation
4,226 ft (1,288 m)
Population 
 • City 186,440
 • Estimate 
(2017)[2]
 200,544
 • Rank US: 116th
 • Density 1,678.0/sq mi (647.9/km2)
 • Urban
1,021,243 (US: 42nd)
 • Metro
1,203,978 (US: 48th)
 • CSA
2,559,350 (US: 23rd)
Demonym(s) Salt Laker[3]
Time zone UTC−7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (Mountain)
ZIP Codes
ZIP Codes[4][show]
Area codes 385, 801
FIPS code 49-67000[5]
GNIS feature ID 1454997[6]
Website Salt Lake City
Capital and most populous city of theState of Utah