Country United States County Duchesne ZIP codes 84027 Elevation 2,019 m Local time Friday 8:45 PM | State Utah Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) GNIS feature ID 1437564 Zip code 84027 | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind NW at 6 km/h, 45% Humidity | ||
Fruitland is an unincorporated community in western Duchesne County, Utah, United States, on the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation. It lies along U.S. Route 40 west of the city of Duchesne, the county seat of Duchesne County. Its elevation is 6,624 feet (2,019 m). Although Fruitland is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 84027.
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Map of Fruitland, UT 84027, USA
The settlement was originally called Rabbit Gulch, but unscrupulous land developers renamed it Fruitland in 1907, hoping to draw the unwary to buy land that was unsuitable for growing any kind of fruit.
Climate
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Fruitland has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.