Blanding, Utah

About Blanding

Blanding, UT is a small town located in southeastern Utah, home to 3,216 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Blanding is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 13.18 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 244 residents per square mile.

📰 Blanding News Today

• Legal Notice: City of Blanding Notice of Election Published October 7,14,21, 2026 San Juan Record | · Oct 5
• Blanding, UT Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Oct 2
• Ken Guan to Join USU Blanding Campus as New Associate Vice President Utah State University · May 22
• Mildred W Seitz Obituary Sep 24, 2026 Ashley Valley Funeral Home · Sep 24
• Blanding Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Utah headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Blanding Unique

• The only place in America named Blanding — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southeastern Utah, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Utah — one of 334 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 24 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Blanding

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Blanding

• Homestead Steak House — steak house
• Bakery coffee (café)
• Kung Pao — chinese
• Native crafts (café)
• Yaks Cafe

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Dinosaur Museum · Museum
• Arch · Attraction
• Butler Wash Ruin · Attraction
• Butler Wash Ruins · Attraction
• Edge of the Cedars Museum · Museum
• Hotel Rock Ruin · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Blanding

• Alkali Ridge Historical Marker reviews ★
• Centennial Park reviews ★
• Central Park reviews ★
• Pioneer Park reviews ★
• South Park reviews ★
• Walter C Lyman Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Blanding

• Albert R. Lyman Middle
• Blanding School
• San Juan High

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Blue Mountain Hospital · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Blanding

🏘️ Nearby Communities