Erda, Utah

About Erda

Erda is a small town in western Utah with an estimated population of 4,035.

Erda holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 40.12 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 101 residents per square mile.

📰 Erda News Today

• Erda Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Willa DeBois Obituary (2026) - Erda, UT - The Salt Lake Tribune Legacy obituary · Aug 5
• TRAFFIC ALERT: Semi clips power line, reroutes traffic in Erda ABC4 Utah · Jul 22
• Mary Esther Lowery Herron Tooele Transcript Bulletin · Apr 28
• Two dead after semi-car collision in Erda Gephardt Daily · Mar 25

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What Makes Erda Unique

• The only place in America named Erda — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in western 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

• 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 6 miles.

🏫 Schools in Erda

• Excelsior Academy

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

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