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Key facts
- Country
- United States of America
- State
- Utah
- County
- Grand
- Named after
- Moab
- Type
- Mayor/city council
- Mayor
- Joette Langianese
- Total
- 4.80 sq mi (12.42 km )
- Land
- 4.80 sq mi (12.42 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 4,026 ft (1,227 m)
- Density
- 1,119.0/sq mi (432.05/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-7 ( Mountain (MST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-6 (MDT)
- Fips code
- 49-50700
- Website
- moabcity .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- county seat
- Named after
- Moab
- Official name
- Moab
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Grand County
- Population
- 5366
- Area
- 10.704123
- Elevation
- 1227
- Time zone
- UTC−06:00
- Capital of
- Grand County
- Official website
- moabcity.org
- Image
- Uranium Building exterior Moab UT 2025-05-16 11-36-17.jpg
- Households
- 2406
- Dialing code
- 435
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- Commons category
- Moab, Utah
- postal code
- 84532
- topic's main category
- Category:Moab, Utah
- inception
- 1878-00-00
- P8168
- Dyrnas
- water as percent of area
- 0
- per capita income
- 28999
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Encyclopedic overview
Moab (/ˈmoʊ.æb/ ) is the largest city in and the county seat of Grand County in eastern Utah in the western United States, known for its dramatic scenery. The population was 5,366 at the 2020 census. Moab attracts many tourists annually, mostly visitors to the nearby Arches and Canyonlands National Parks. The town is a popular base for mountain bikers who ride the extensive network of trails including the Slickrock Trail, and for off-roaders who come for the annual Moab Jeep Safari.
Moab is home to one of the nine regional campuses of Utah State University.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Moab” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.