About Peter
Peter is a small unincorporated community in northern Utah.
Peter holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 21.38 square miles.
📰 Peter News Today
- Peter J. DeMaria Joins University of Utah School of Medicine as Clinical Faculty Oncodaily · Aug 17
- Utah Symphony: Peter and the Wolf Utah Valley University · May 18
- Peter Edward Gibbs Obituary May 16, 2026 Goff Mortuary · May 26
- Peter Jordan MCLA · Aug 13
- Richard Peter Gerber Obituary Feb 10, 2026 whitepinefunerals.com · Feb 10
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What Makes Peter Unique
- The only place in America named Peter — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northern Utah, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateUtah
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area21.38 sq mi
Coordinates41.7774, -112.0006