About La Sal
Set in the southeastern part of Utah, La Sal is a small unincorporated community.
La Sal holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 47.56 square miles.
📰 La Sal News Today
- Manti-La Sal National Forest : Newsletter - Manti-La Sal Happenings Spring 2026 US Forest Service (.gov) · May 20
- Snowmobiler survives avalanche in La Sal Mountains Moab Sun News · Jan 12
- Utah La Sal, Potash/South Cisco Unit Profile - 1 Hunter is talking about this Unit // GOHUNT. The Hunting Company GoHunt · Jun 8
- Babylon Fire nears 50,000 acres, destroys 4 buildings in San Juan County The Salt Lake Tribune · Jun 30
- UPDATE: Grand County missing man found dead in La Sal Mountains ABC4 Utah · Feb 20
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes La Sal Unique
- The only place in America named La Sal — 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 southeastern 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 25 miles.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Looking Glass Rock · Attraction
- Wilson Arch · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏫 Schools in La Sal
- La Sal School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateUtah
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area47.56 sq mi
Coordinates38.3011, -109.2656