Cedar City, Utah

About Cedar City

Cedar City is a thriving city in southwestern Utah, home to 40,885 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Cedar City is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 36.21 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,129 residents per square mile.

📰 Cedar City News Today

• Making weekend plans in southern Utah? Here’s what’s going on Oct. 8-11. The Salt Lake Tribune · Oct 11
• Cedar City teen riding from 'C to sea' on solo bikepacking trip to Pacific Ocean KSL News · Oct 10
• One dead after crash involving motorcycle and school bus in Cedar City ABC4 Utah · Oct 5
• One killed in crash involving school bus, motorcycle near Cedar City airport KUTV · Oct 5
• UHP identifies motorcyclist dead after collision with bus in Cedar City Gephardt Daily · Oct 6

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 Cedar City Unique

• A top-25 city in Utah by population (#25 of 255 incorporated places).
• The only place in America named Cedar City — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southwestern Utah, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 40,885.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Cedar City

• All American Diner — diner
• Applebee's — american
• Bombay Cafe — indian
• Cafe Rio — mexican
• Dutch Bros. Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Erawan Thai Cuisine — thai
• Kabuto Sushi and Ramen Bar — sushi
• Las Flores Family Mexican Restaurant — mexican
• Mandarin — chinese
• Namaste America Indian Cuisine — indian

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

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Frontier Homestead State Park Museum · Museum
• Southern Utah Museum of Art · Museum
• Utah Shakespeare Festival
• Artisans Art Gallery · Art gallery
• Cedar City Lighthouse · Attraction
• The Museum of Composite Propellant Hobby Rocketry · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cedar City

• Frontier Homestead State Park reviews ★
• Ann J. Gardner Canyon Park reviews ★
• Bicentennial Park reviews ★
• Field at the Hills reviews ★
• Hillcrest Park reviews ★
• Horseshoe Park reviews ★
• Main Street Park reviews ★
• Mayor Square reviews ★
• Meditation Water fall reviews ★
• Memorial Grove reviews ★
• Park Discovery reviews ★
• Ridge Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Cedar City

• Canyon View High
• Canyon View Middle
• Cedar City High
• Cedar East School
• Cedar Middle
• Cedar North School
• Cedar South School
• Fiddlers Canyon School
• Iron County Preschool
• Iron Springs School
• Southwest Educational Academy
• Success SUU
• Three Peaks Pre School
• Three Peaks School

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Cedar City Hospital ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Cedar City

🏘️ Nearby Communities