Moving to Fillmore, Utah

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, NOAA, USGS, and the Utah State Tax Commission. Prices move, so ask me for current numbers.

Fillmore is a farm and county town of about 2,870 people in Millard County. City Hall sits at about 5,130 feet, at the foot of the Pahvant Range. The town covers about 7 square miles, and the ground climbs about 250 feet from the west side to the east side. I-15 has two exits for Fillmore, 163 on the south end and 167 on the north end. Main Street runs between them. The county offices are in Fillmore. Salt Lake City and St. George are each a little over two hours away. A partner agent I trust does the work on the ground here. I do the homework and stay on your file.

Fillmore began as a plan. In October 1851, one act of the territorial lawmakers organized Millard County and Fillmore City, the seat of government. The town was named for President Millard Fillmore, and the county for his first name. Lawmakers picked the site on October 28, about 150 miles south of Salt Lake City. Anson Call and about thirty families settled it. By February 1852, about thirty houses and a log schoolhouse stood inside a fort. The Legislature incorporated the city on January 12, 1867.

The town was meant to be a capital. Truman O. Angell designed a Statehouse with four wings in the shape of a cross, topped with a Moorish dome. It was built of local red sandstone, and work began in 1852. Only the south wing was ever built. The Legislature held one full session there, in December 1855. The 1856 session met and then moved to Salt Lake City. In 1858 the seat of government went back to Salt Lake City for good. The building later served as a jail, a theater and a school. It became a museum in 1930 and a state park in 1957. State Parks calls it Utah's oldest existing governmental building. The things to do topic tells how to visit.

Fillmore stayed a farming town. Farming and stock raising were the main work from the start. Today the county offices, the hospital and the schools add steady jobs. Even City Hall has a hospital past. The city bought the old Fillmore hospital in 1985. By fall 1986 it held the city offices in the east wing and the library in the west wing.

Two kinds of land frame the town. East of town, the Pahvant Range rises, and Chalk Creek comes out of the mountains. West of town lie farm fields, then lava country. In summer 2026 a large wildfire burned in the mountains south and east of town. The before you buy topic tells that story.

Sources: the Census, USGS, Fillmore City's history page, the Utah Division of State History (History to Go), and Utah State Parks.

Want the street level story? Fillmore on The Local has six guides, including Utah's first capital and the historic district walk. The areas topic walks the town from the old grid outward. My relocating to Utah guide covers the wider move.

Fillmore has four real seasons. Summers are warm and dry. Winters are cold and snowy. Spring is cool and changeable, and fall is clear and mild by day. A normal year brings about 15 inches of rain and melted snow. That is nearly twice what Delta gets.

The numbers below are NOAA 1991 to 2020 normals at the Fillmore station. It sits about half a mile south of City Hall, on the same slope and about 2 feet lower. NOAA built its temperature normals from 15 to 23 years of readings for each month, which is short, but they are still the official normals.

Month by month

These are the normal highs and lows for each month. Look at how far the temperature falls at night. Even in July, a normal night drops to about 60°F.

• JanuaryHigh 38°F, low 21°F
• FebruaryHigh 45°F, low 25°F
• MarchHigh 55°F, low 32°F
• AprilHigh 62°F, low 37°F
• MayHigh 72°F, low 45°F
• JuneHigh 82°F, low 53°F
• JulyHigh 88°F, low 60°F
• AugustHigh 86°F, low 60°F
• SeptemberHigh 78°F, low 51°F
• OctoberHigh 64°F, low 39°F
• NovemberHigh 50°F, low 29°F
• DecemberHigh 38°F, low 21°F

Source: NOAA climate normals, 1991 to 2020, Fillmore station (USC00422828).

Frost and the growing season

The last spring freeze usually comes about May 4. The first fall freeze usually comes about October 14. That leaves about 160 frost-free days. The plant zone for Fillmore's ZIP code is likely 6a. Spring frost can come late, so plan the garden around the last freeze date.

About 138 nights a year drop to freezing or lower. About 21 days a year never get above freezing. April, March and May are the wettest months, and June is the driest, with about two thirds of an inch.

Since 1991, the station has recorded a high of 103°F, on July 13, 2002 and again on July 7 to 9, 2021. It has recorded a low of 13 below zero, on December 22, 1998. Those are far from normal, but they show the range.

Snow, summer heat and wind have their own topics. The snow topic, the summer topic and the wind topic have the numbers.

Sources: NOAA climate normals, 1991 to 2020, Fillmore station, the station's daily record since 1991, and the USDA plant hardiness zone map.

A normal year brings about 62 inches of snow, a little over five feet. That is more than twice what Delta gets and more than Salt Lake City. Snow can fall from October to May. It comes in waves with melting between storms, not as one deep layer all winter.

February is the snowiest month, at about 13 inches. December brings about 12 and January about 12. Winter, from December through February, adds up to about 37 inches. Spring adds about 13 inches and fall about 11. The biggest one-day snowfall since 1991 was 18 inches, on February 14, 2008.

Plan for a real winter. Ask how a driveway and the road to a home are cleared. Before a winter drive on I-15 or over the mountain roads, check the state's road report.

For the bigger picture on snow and water in Utah, read my guide on Utah water and snowpack.

Summers are warm, dry and bright. A normal July afternoon reaches about 88°F. That is about 7 degrees cooler than Delta. The nights bring relief. A July night usually falls to about 60°F, and an August night to about 60°F as well.

Hot days are common but not constant. A normal year has about 37 days at 90°F or hotter, about half as many as Delta. Only about 2 days a year reach 100°F. August runs a little cooler than July, with highs near 86°F, and June highs average about 82°F. The hottest day since 1991 reached 103°F.

Ask about the cooling system on any home you tour, and how well the attic is insulated.

Fillmore is breezy in spring and summer and calmer in winter. The wind at the Fillmore airport, about 2 miles west of town, averages about 8 miles an hour. That is lighter than Delta. The readings run from January 2025 to September 2026, so the record is short.

Spring brings the most gusts of 30 miles an hour or more. In the evening, an east wind blows down off the mountains.

An inversion is when cold air gets trapped near the ground under a lid of warmer air. Haze builds up in the trapped air.

Fillmore has no air monitor of its own. There is no measured count of inversion days or smoky days, so this page gives none. Calm winter spells can trap haze in the valley, as they do in other Utah valleys.

Smoke was a new worry in summer 2026. The Widemouth 2 Fire sent smoke over the area, and flood alerts followed. The before you buy topic tells the whole story.

Here is what I would do. Check the air on the state's air quality site the way you check the weather. If air matters to you, visit on a calm winter morning before you buy.

Sources: the Utah Division of Air Quality, and Fillmore City's fire notices from summer 2026.

Housing is the biggest cost in Fillmore. The glance box at the top of this page shows the Census typical home value. That number is what owners say their homes are worth, averaged over five years. It is not a sale price. Only a handful of homes sell in a month, so one sale can move the average a lot. In Fillmore you price the home, not the town.

The sales tax is 6.75%, the highest in Millard County, and groceries are taxed at a lower rate. A primary home pays about 0.44% of its value a year in property tax. The taxes topic lists every rate.

Fillmore owns its electric utility, so the city council sets the power rates. Rates are on a schedule that changes each July through 2028. The utilities topic has the story. The cost that surprises people is distance. Fillmore has one full grocery store, and a big shopping run means a long drive. Put fuel in your budget. The shopping topic says where people go.

Next to Delta, you get I-15 at your door and cooler summers. Delta is the larger town, and it has a second full grocery. Next to Richfield, you give up the big stores, which are about 70 minutes away. Ask me for a side by side of the towns you are weighing, and I will run the numbers with you.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020 to 2024; Utah State Tax Commission sales tax rates for October 2026 and 2025 property tax rates. Rates change, so ask the city office for today's numbers.

For general information only. This is not tax or financial advice. Tax rates and home prices change. Consult a qualified professional for guidance specific to your situation.

Three taxes matter most when you move here: sales tax, state income tax, and property tax. Here is each one in plain terms. The rates are the ones in effect in October 2026.

The primary home exemption

Utah gives a tax break to the home you live in. A primary home is taxed on 55% of its market value, up to one acre of land. Second homes and nightly rentals do not qualify, so they are taxed on the full value. The first 90 days topic has the filing rule for new owners.

Who gets your property tax

The county average for a primary home is about 0.46%. Fillmore runs a little under that, at about 0.44%. Your bill goes to several groups: the school district, Millard County, a county fire district and the city. The school district takes the biggest share. The city's part is a small slice. The Utah Inland Port project area on the west side does not change a homeowner's rate.

The Millard County Assessor's office is at 50 South Main Street in Fillmore, and you can call it at 435-743-5719. Your tax notice is the final word on any one bill.

A new fire station and the bill

The city is planning a new fire station. In August 2026 the council set a vote on a bond for it, to appear on the November ballot. Then the council minutes of August 25 said a mistake by the city's bond attorney kept it off this year's ballot. On September 22 the council met a finance firm about other ways to pay. How the station will be paid for was still open in fall 2026. No Fillmore tax-rate hearing appears on the city's agendas from late July to mid October 2026.

Sources: Utah State Tax Commission (sales tax rates in effect October 1, 2026; 2025 property tax report and approved rates; residential exemption page); Utah State Legislature, S.B. 60 (2026); Fillmore City council minutes, August and September 2026. Questions about your own bill go to the Millard County Assessor.

For general information only. This is not tax or financial advice. Tax rates and home prices change. Consult a qualified professional for guidance specific to your situation.

The glance box at the top of this page shows the Census typical home value. Fillmore is a small market with a wide range. Homes run from old brick on the town grid to newer houses to farm parcels with pivots and water shares. Only a handful of homes sell in a month, so any average can swing hard. That is noise, not a trend. I do not publish a monthly market report for Fillmore. Recent sales of similar homes tell you far more than any town number. Ask me for current numbers.

The Census counted about 874 homes in town for 2020 to 2024. About three in four of the lived-in homes are owned by the people in them, and the rest are rented. About 78% are single-family houses on their own lot. About one home in eight is a mobile or manufactured home. These are estimates, and they carry a wide margin, so read them as shares, not exact counts.

The homes are old. The median home was built in 1971. The largest single group is the oldest: about one home in four dates from 1939 or earlier. Only a small share has gone up since 2010, so new building is slow. The new homes topic tells what the city was working on in 2026.

The homework is rural Utah homework

Sort out the water first, both kinds. In town, homes use city water. Out in the county, it is often a well and a septic tank. Wherever land is involved, ask about irrigation shares. The before you buy topic has the water rules and the flood checks. None of it is exotic. It is the homework that separates a good buy from a surprise.

Lot rules matter too. In Fillmore's city code, the Agricultural zone needs at least 1 acre per lot, and the Rural Residential zone needs at least half an acre. The Residential zone needs 7,500 square feet for a single-family home. A Mobile Home zone has its own size rules. In the Agricultural and Rural Residential zones, you may keep one large animal for every 5,000 square feet of open property. A large animal is a horse, cow, pig, llama or goat, or five sheep. Corrals and barns must sit at least 50 feet from streets and homes. Check the zone of any lot before you plan on animals.

Want to rent it by the night? Ask the city office about nightly rentals before you count on that income.

You can browse every Fillmore home for sale any time. No account is needed to look. For a larger town nearby, see Delta homes for sale.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020 to 2024 (housing counts are estimates with a wide margin); Fillmore City Code, Title 10, as posted online. Ask a title company or the Division of Water Rights about any specific water right.

Fillmore is one long Main Street between two freeway exits, and the land around it sorts into six settings. Here is each area, from the center outward. Drive times are by car from City Hall at 75 West Center Street. The nearby farm towns are in the nearby topic.

• CenterThe historic grid around Main and CenterMain Street and the blocks around itThe town was laid out in wide blocks. City Hall and the library share the old hospital at 75 West Center. The Territorial Statehouse is a block away, at 50 West Capitol Avenue. The county offices are at 50 South Main, and the 1924 American Legion Hall is at 80 South Main. Millard High is about 3 minutes away. The East Millard Pool is at 55 South 100 West. The county park at 400 West and Center has ball fields and a horse racetrack with grandstands. Homes are the oldest in town, many from before 1940.
• NorthThe north end along MainNorth on Main StreetPistol Rock Golf Course is at 875 North Main. North Park, Fillmore Feed and Farm and the Wagons West RV park are here too. The north I-15 exit, 167, is on Cedar Mountain Road.
• SouthThe south end along Highway 99South on Highway 99Fillmore School and Fillmore Middle sit on West 400 South. Fillmore Community Hospital is at 674 South Highway 99, and the county Justice Complex is at 765 South Highway 99. The south exit, 163, has fuel stops and fast food. The August 2026 evacuation zone lay east of Highway 99 and south of 1600 South. The before you buy topic tells the story.
• EastThe east side, toward the mountainsEast of Main, up the slopeThe ground climbs about 150 feet from City Hall to the east edge of town. 200 South turns into the Chalk Creek road, which runs into Fishlake National Forest and reaches the creek about 11 minutes out. The checks here are the new wildland building code and the Chalk Creek flood work, and the before you buy topic covers both.
• WestThe west side, toward I-15West of Main, the lowest part of townThis is the lowest part of town, at about 5,010 feet. Fillmore Municipal Airport is about 8 minutes away. The city holds land with an industrial orientation at about 400 North 1100 West. The Utah Inland Port project area, called Historic Capitol, covers nearly 1,960 acres on this side. The jobs topic tells what it is.
• Farm groundFlowell and the west farm groundAbout 10 minutes west-northwest, at about 4,700 feetFlowell is unincorporated. It sits outside city services, so homes use wells and septic tanks. The state map shows no natural gas line there, so ask about propane. No cable or fiber is reported. FEMA has not studied flood risk here, and the Area 67 water rules apply. The lava country starts where the pivots end.

Because the market is small, what is for sale changes fast. Tell me what you are looking for, and I will pass it to the partner agent on the ground. You can also browse every Fillmore home for sale.

Locations come from OpenStreetMap points, Fillmore City records and the county visitor site, measured from City Hall. Drive times are by car.

No large builder and no new subdivision plat showed up on any Fillmore council or planning agenda in 2026. New homes come one lot at a time and in small splits. If you want a new home, the path is usually a lot first, then a build. That makes the lot, the water, the sewer or septic, and the build contract the whole job.

What the city was working on in 2026

City agendas name a few projects. The city offered 7.26 acres at about 200 South 500 West as vacant land with a residential orientation. It held hearings on August 25 and September 22, 2026, and a city notice of October 6 invites offers. The city also holds about 185 acres at about 400 North 1100 West with an industrial orientation. In June 2026 the council discussed an offer to buy about 180 acres of it.

Other items point to growth. The planning commission held a hearing on September 9, 2026 to change the annexation map. The council took up a rezone of six parcels in April 2026. The agenda moved some to commercial and light industrial and some to Residential 2, and the agendas do not say how the vote ended. The city set aside $600,000 to design a bigger sewer lagoon. A study in September looked at where to put a new well.

What a new home costs the city

The city lists its charges for one single-family home inside city limits. Each fee below is a separate charge. Your total depends on the lot, so ask the city office for a written list before you buy.

The building permit is priced by the value of the project, and the city posts its table. Sunrise Engineering handles the inspections. If a lot has no utility lines in front of it, the owner pays to extend them.

A new fire rule for new building

On September 22, 2026, the council adopted Ordinance 26-03. It adds the Utah Wildland Urban Interface Code for new construction and major remodels in areas the city designates. It does not apply to existing homes. The city sets those areas on a map, so ask the city whether a lot is in a designated area before you design.

Buying new works differently from buying resale. You pick a lot, follow a build schedule, and sign the builder's contract. Builders often cover the buyer agent fee, and your agent puts that in writing before you sign. I am licensed in both real estate and lending, and on any one purchase I take one role. If I am your lender, I can line up a construction loan early so nothing surprises you at the framing stage.

Sources: Fillmore City utility rate schedule and water conveyance fee, building permit page, council and planning agendas and minutes for 2026, and Ordinance 26-03. Fees change, so ask the city office for today's numbers.

Every town has its own list of things to check. Fillmore has a few, and the summer 2026 fire and the water rules lead the list. They are the questions I would ask about any home here.

The 2026 Widemouth 2 Fire

Lightning started the Widemouth 2 Fire on July 27, 2026, south of Kanosh. By August 3 it had burned over 68,000 acres. Parts of Fillmore east of Highway 99 and south of 1600 South were under a mandatory evacuation order. Fire officials reported no structures lost at that point. On August 4 the mayor declared a local emergency for the fire and the flooding that was expected to follow.

By August 10 the fire had passed 125,000 acres. Monsoon rain raised the flood risk on the burned ground, and the whole town went on "SET" status, which means be ready to leave. The city did flood work along Chalk Creek, including tree removal, digging and trash racks. The council minutes say three trash racks caught debris and kept a flood off several properties. The city budgeted $500,000 for fire costs. The Forest Service closed Adelaide Campground, east of Kanosh, for the rest of 2026. The forest closure for the fire ended September 28, 2026.

What does that mean for a buyer? On the east and south edges of town, ask about defensible space, runoff from the burned ground and drainage. For conditions on the mountain itself, check with the Fillmore Ranger District. Ask the city for the latest on its flood maps.

Ask me about any of these on a home you like, and I will tell you what the record shows.

This is general information, not legal, engineering, or insurance advice. Sources: Fillmore City notices and council minutes, summer 2026; Utah Division of Water Rights; Utah Geological Survey; FEMA community status book; Utah DEQ radon results (2019); Fillmore City 2024 drinking water report. Have a licensed inspector look at any home before you buy.

The best thing you can do before you shop for a home is get pre-approved. That means a lender checks your finances and tells you how much you can borrow. It shows you what you can spend, and it makes your offer stronger when the right home comes up. In a small market like Fillmore, being ready the day the right home appears matters.

Much of what sells here is not a standard builder home. Each of these takes its own path through loan approval. Examples are old brick near the Statehouse and a manufactured home on its own land. Others are a farm parcel on a well and septic, or land where irrigation shares carry real value. With few recent sales nearby, the appraisal matters even more. An appraisal is the lender's check on what the home is worth. If I am your lender, I can tell you early if a home could be hard to get a loan on.

Conventional, FHA, VA and USDA loans can all work here. USDA has a map of eligible areas. On that map, all of Fillmore and its farm ground sit outside the ineligible area. That includes Flowell, Meadow and Kanosh. USDA rural loans are open to buyers who qualify. Check any address on the map, because income limits and other rules decide the rest. The loan guides on this site explain each loan type in plain English.

How my dual role works. I am licensed in both real estate and lending. On any one purchase I take one role. Every role is disclosed, and you are always free to choose your own agent and your own lender. In Fillmore, a partner agent I trust does the work on the ground. The full explanation is on How I Work. This section is general information, not financial, legal, or tax advice.

Fillmore's work base is government, a hospital, the schools, farms and the interstate. The county offices are here. So are the hospital and three public schools. Two I-15 exits bring in travel stops. The traffic topic has the commute numbers.

Millard County had 5,326 jobs covered by unemployment insurance in March 2026. The average weekly pay was $1,117. The Utah average was $1,415.

Work in and near Fillmore

This is a list of named employers and kinds of work in town. It is not a ranking, because no public list ranks them.

A farm that was set to close

The county newspaper reported in June 2026 that the Mountain View Mushrooms farm in Fillmore was set to close at the end of June. It put the jobs at about 150. Ask about this before you count on local work in that line.

West-side industrial plans

The Utah Inland Port Authority has a project area called Historic Capitol on the west side of Fillmore. It covers nearly 1,960 acres along I-15, SR-99 and SR-100. The authority's board adopted it on August 1, 2024. It aims at light and medium manufacturing, farm technology and related work.

In August 2025 the authority reported a new power line, 1.26 miles long. It runs from the Great Lakes Cheese plant to an industrial park that is growing at the Fillmore airport. A $600,000 state rural grant paid for it. These are plans and early work. I would judge a home by what exists today.

The power plant and the farms

The big regional power plant is north of Delta, not in Fillmore. Its coal units stopped on November 26, 2025, and gas units took over in 2025. In July 2026 the power agency asked for proposals on the coal units, due September 15, 2026. The state must approve any sale. The Delta page tells the plant story.

Millard County was Utah's second county in farm sales in 2022, at $266.7 million. It is also Utah's top county for hay and other crops. A company called Creekstone Energy has announced plans for a large data center campus in Millard County. These are plans, not finished buildings.

Working from home? The internet topic tells what to check first. Moving here for a job? My job relocation guide covers the sale and search timeline.

Sources: Fillmore City, the Utah Inland Port Authority, the Millard County Chronicle Progress and BLS county pay for early 2026. Also the USDA 2022 Census of Agriculture, the Intermountain Power Agency and EDCUtah. No public source gives job counts for most employers here.

Yes. Fillmore Community Hospital is at 674 South Highway 99, about 4 minutes from City Hall. Intermountain Health runs it as a not-for-profit, 18-bed, critical access hospital. That is a federal label for small rural hospitals. The emergency room is open around the clock, and the hospital is a Level IV trauma center. Trauma levels run from I, the most complete, to V.

The hospital and its clinic offer emergency care, cancer care, imaging, lab work, primary care, specialist care and surgery. It also has a Senior Life Solutions outpatient program. The main number is 435-743-5591, and the emergency room is 435-743-1522.

The emergency room expansion

Intermountain broke ground on an emergency department expansion on April 22, 2026. The plan adds six treatment rooms. Two of them are trauma rooms. No finish date has been posted.

When you need more

On military orders? My military PCS guide covers VA loans and timing the move.

Sources: Intermountain Health, the Utah Bureau of EMS trauma list (May 2025) and the Intermountain newsroom (April 2026). Drive times are map estimates from City Hall.

Fillmore is in the Millard School District. The district office is in Delta at 285 East 450 North, phone 435-864-1000. The district had 2,997 students in nine schools in the fall 2025 count. Fillmore has three of the nine, so every grade is taught in town.

The other six schools are in Delta and out west. Delta has four of them. Garrison School and Eskdale High are in the far west of the county. The Delta page lists the Delta schools.

I do not rate schools, and I would be wary of anyone who says which one is best. Grade splits and boundaries can change, so ask the district about any address you are serious about. The links below go to the district and to independent sites.

Counts come from the Utah State Board of Education (October 1, 2025), kindergarten to grade 12 only. Ratings and boundaries come from independent third parties and the district, not from me.

Not in town, but you can earn a degree about 45 minutes away. USU Delta is a Utah State University statewide campus. It offers bachelor's and graduate degree programs, online and in person, and it has advising on site. The phone is 435-864-3418.

The Snow College Delta Training Site shares the address, 305 East 200 North in Delta. It opened in fall 2023 with the Millard School District and Great Lakes Cheese as partners. It started with automation technology. HVAC, welding, machining and nursing assistant programs followed, and students earn college credit.

Sources: Utah State University, a Snow College news release (October 2023) and map drive estimates from City Hall. Programs change, so check each school.

Traffic in Fillmore is light. Main Street runs the length of town between the two I-15 exits. Most trips inside town take a few minutes. The Territorial Statehouse is about a minute from City Hall, and the hospital is about 4.

How long people drive to work

The average trip to work takes about 14 minutes. About 61 percent of workers get there in under 10 minutes, and about 79 percent in under 15. About 11 percent work from home. These are Census survey estimates, so treat them as a guide. The jobs topic has where people work.

The roads

I-15 has two Fillmore exits. Exit 167 is the north one and exit 163 is the south one. The state parks brochure says to take 167 southbound and 163 northbound to reach Main Street. The hospital and the south exit are on Highway 99.

US-50 meets I-15 near Holden, at exit 178. It runs west to Delta. Past Scipio it runs east to Salina. SR-100 leaves Fillmore on 400 North, crosses I-15 toward Flowell and goes on north to US-50. The getting around topic has the drive times, and the airports topic has the flights.

Sources: the Census ACS (2020 to 2024), the Utah State Parks brochure and Utah Code route definitions. Counts carry wide margins. Drive times are map estimates from City Hall.

No. No bus service runs in Millard County, and there is no passenger train. Plan on a car for everything.

Inside town, the places most people need sit close together. City Hall, the Statehouse, Millard High and the hospital are all within about 4 minutes by car. Longer trips need a vehicle. If someone in your home will not drive, ask about the trips you need before you move.

Source: Millard County and city sites and state records, which list no transit service. Checked in October 2026.

Yes, a small one with no airline flights. Fillmore Municipal Airport is owned by the city. It is at 1120 West 200 South, about 2 miles west of town and about 8 minutes from City Hall. Its paved runway is 5,040 feet long and 75 feet wide. Fuel is self-serve around the clock. A manager is on site, and the airport keeps a courtesy car. It serves private planes.

Airlines fly from Provo and Salt Lake City. Provo Airport has Allegiant, American and Breeze. Salt Lake City International is the full-service airport.

Sources: the City of Fillmore, FAA data on the airport (effective October 2026), the Provo Airport airline list and map drive estimates from City Hall. Winter storms add time.

Fillmore sits on I-15 with the Pahvant Range at its back. Delta is northwest, Nephi and the Wasatch Front are north, and Richfield is southeast. Cedar City and St. George are south. Salt Lake City and St. George are each a little over two hours away. These are the drives people ask about.

Meadow

~8 mi · ~13 min

Kanosh

~14 mi · ~21 min

Delta

~37 mi · ~45 min

Nephi

~60 mi · ~57 min

Richfield

~65 mi · ~1 hr 10 min

Provo

~101 mi · ~1 hr 34 min

Cedar City

~108 mi · ~1 hr 36 min

Salt Lake City

~144 mi · ~2 hr 14 min

From City Hall

• Territorial Statehouse~1 min
• Millard High School~3 min
• Fillmore Community Hospital~4 min
• Chalk Creek Trailhead~13 min
• Cove Fort~34 min
• Tabernacle Hill lava tubes~37 min

Here are more drives from City Hall. Gravel roads run slower than the map says.

These are map estimates from City Hall in normal conditions, not official figures. Add time for snow and wind, and check your own route.

Going somewhere else? Look up any Utah drive between 138 towns.

Fillmore City handles power, water, sewer and garbage on one bill. Other companies handle natural gas and the outdoor water. The city office is at 75 West Center Street, phone 435-743-5233. It is open Monday to Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to noon. Here is who to call.

The power bill

The city council adopted a five-year rate schedule on December 17, 2024. The monthly base charge for a home is $9.00 from July 2026. It goes up $1 each July through 2028. The charge for each kilowatt hour eases slightly each year. The city also adds a monthly power cost adjustment. It follows the city's average cost of buying power over the past year.

Report an outage to the city office in business hours. After hours, call 435-253-5100. I will not guess your bill. Ask the city for a sample bill at the address you like.

Water and sewer

City water comes from Water Cress Spring in the mountains east of town and from two wells. The wells are pumped April to October. Five storage tanks hold the supply. The city's 2024 drinking water report says the water meets federal and state requirements. It lists no violations, and the arsenic found was well under the limit.

The newest water rate in the posted schedule is from 2024. It was $31.50 a month for the first 5,000 gallons. The 2026 rate is not posted, so ask the city. Sewer was a flat $12 a month in the 2024 schedule. The city is designing a bigger sewer lagoon, and it studied a site for a new well in September 2026.

Gas, help and the digging rule

Enbridge Gas Utah serves the town. The map shows no gas line out at Flowell, so ask about propane there. Call 811 before you dig.

The city offers an Equal Pay Plan each October to customers with a year of on-time payments. Help with winter energy bills opens November 1 and runs to April 30. The local office is 435-743-4060.

Sources: the Fillmore City utility pages, its rate schedule (amended December 17, 2024) and its 2024 water quality report. Also Millard County and UGRC service-area maps, checked in October 2026. Rates change.

In town, the choices are wide. The state broadband map lists providers at five points around Fillmore. It shows what companies report, not what a given house can order.

CentraCom reports fiber to the home at all five points. Fiber is a glass cable that carries internet very fast. CentraCom cable is listed there too. So is Frontier phone-line internet. Fixed wireless, which is home internet by radio signal, is listed from CentraCom and Verizon. T-Mobile is listed at City Hall and on the north side. Satellite service from Starlink, HughesNet and Viasat is listed at every point.

Out on the farm ground it changes. At Flowell, the map shows no cable and no fiber. It lists Frontier phone-line internet, fixed wireless from CentraCom and Verizon, and satellite. Check each address before you plan on a home office.

For cell service, check each carrier's own coverage map for the address you like.

Source: the Utah Broadband Center provider layer, queried at points in October 2026. Neighbors may differ. No speeds or prices are listed on purpose.

Moving day is only the start. Here is the short list for your first 90 days in Fillmore. The county offices are here, so most county errands are close.

1. Turn on the utilitiesCall Fillmore City at 435-743-5233 for power, water, sewer and garbage. Call Enbridge Gas Utah at 800-323-5517. Do this a week before you move in.
2. Sign up for city alertsText FILLMORE to 91896. The city uses it for fire, flood and evacuation notices.
3. Register your carUtah gives you 60 days after you become a resident. The motor vehicle office is at 50 South Main, open Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. A car titled in Utah for the first time needs a quick VIN check, unless it is new from an in-state dealer.
4. Get your Utah driver licenseThe Fillmore office is at 55 West 100 North. It is open the first and third Wednesday of the month. Call 801-965-4437. Moving from another state means a written test. The fee is $52 for ages 21 and up.
5. Skip the emissions testMillard County does not require one.
6. File for the primary home tax breakStarting January 1, 2027, any new owner files Form TC-473A with the county by September 15 to keep the break. Late filings are not accepted. Before then, call the county assessor at 50 South Main, 435-743-5719.
7. Learn the city rulesA building permit is needed for new construction, an addition, a remodel, a roof, or an HVAC or electrical upgrade. A home business needs a city business license. Dogs must be licensed and vaccinated, and more than four dogs needs a kennel permit. Front fences sit 3 feet back from the sidewalk and stand no taller than 4 feet. Clear the snow from your sidewalk. Do not store trailers or campers on the city right of way.
8. Meet the cityThe council meets the second and fourth Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. The planning commission meets the second Wednesday at 7 p.m. Both meet at 75 West Center Street. Police service comes from the Millard County Sheriff's Office. The Fillmore City Volunteer Fire Department answers fire calls, and the city has a CERT team.
9. Register to voteRegister online at vote.utah.gov, or in person with ID. The county clerk is at the Justice Complex, 765 South Highway 99.
10. Sign up for schoolCheck the boundary first, then call the Millard School District at 435-864-1000.
11. Test for radonTest every home. The home checks topic has the numbers.

Rules and office hours change. Check each office before you go.

Fillmore has one full grocery store. Ridley's Family Market is at 375 South Main. It was Terrel's Market before Ridley's took over in spring 2026. A downtown convenience market, Eagle Market, is at 10 South Main. Family Dollar is at 315 South Main.

Service Drug at 40 North Main is a local pharmacy with a second store in Delta. For the house and the farm, there is Roper Lumber at 95 North Main and Fillmore Feed and Farm at 560 North Main. Carquest Auto Parts sells car parts. The freeway fuel stops at both exits include Love's, Maverik and TA Express. There is no Dollar General in town.

What Fillmore does not have

These stores are not in town. Here is the nearest one of each.

The big-box run is a long trip, so many households keep a deeper pantry in winter. For places to eat, see the restaurants topic.

Store lists and hours change. These were checked against Fillmore City's 2026 business register, store pages and the Ridley's store list in October 2026. A business missing from the register is not necessarily closed. Drive times are map estimates from City Hall.

Fillmore has two kinds of outdoors. East of town, the Pahvant Range climbs into Fishlake National Forest. West of town, the ground turns to lava and desert. A big trail system ties the two together.

Chalk Creek and the Pahvant Range

From Main Street, turn east on 200 South onto the Chalk Creek road, which is Forest Road 100. The Chalk Creek Trailhead is about 3.3 miles out, on the left. It has a small dirt lot for four or five trucks with trailers, a loading ramp and an information board. It has no restrooms and no drinking water, and camping at the trailhead is not allowed. The Forest Service lists the season as April to November.

The Forest Service lists riding on marked routes, hiking, horseback riding, hunting, stream fishing and wildlife viewing. It advises early and late season visits, because summer heat builds. The county lists picnic areas along the creek that suit camping. Peaks just over 10,000 feet stand above the creek, and Pioneer Peak is the highest. Fall color usually peaks from late September into October.

The road is gated above the forest boundary from December 1 to May 15, or until the road dries. In summer 2026 a large wildfire burned in these mountains. The home checks topic tells that story. Before you go, check with the Fillmore Ranger District, at 390 South Main, phone 435-743-5721.

Maple Grove Campground lies on the east side of the range and is open May 1 to the end of October. Maple Hollow, above Holden, is about 32 minutes away. The county lists it, so check its status before you plan a trip.

The Paiute ATV Trail

The main trail is 275 miles long, with more than 1,000 miles of marked side trails. The Forest Service says large side-by-sides can use the Chalk Creek road to the Pahvant ridge and the main trail. Side trails 03 and 07 start at the trailhead and are for machines 50 inches wide or less.

The county says September and October bring some of the best riding weather. Snowdrifts can close the high routes until mid to late July. Utah requires a free adult OHV education course for riders 18 and older, and machines must be registered. Out-of-state riders need a $30 non-resident permit, one for each machine. The big June ride is told in the festivals topic.

The Black Rock Desert

The Utah Geological Survey calls the Black Rock Desert the youngest volcanic field in Utah. It spreads over more than 700 square miles of eastern Millard County. Activity ran from a couple of million years ago to a few hundred years ago.

The Ice Springs flows, called The Cinders, cover 17 square miles. One flow is about 600 years old and is called the newest rock in Utah. Tabernacle Hill has lava tubes that run for hundreds of yards. Devils Kitchen and White Mountain are close by. Pahvant Butte stands alone. It erupted under Lake Bonneville about 15,500 years ago. Lake Bonneville was a huge ice age lake that once covered much of western Utah.

The Survey gives the route. From Main Street, go west on 400 North (SR-100), over I-15 and past Flowell. At 4600 West, about 5.9 miles out, turn right for northern Ice Springs, Devils Kitchen and Pahvant Butte. Turn left for southern Ice Springs, Tabernacle Hill and White Mountain. Tabernacle Hill is about 37 minutes from City Hall, and Pahvant Butte about 1 hr 18 min on gravel.

Tabernacle Hill and Pahvant Butte are BLM areas of critical environmental concern, which means the BLM gives them extra care. The BLM Fillmore office is at 95 East 500 North, phone 435-743-3100. Obsidian, a black volcanic glass, is found at Black Spring on BLM land. The county says casual collecting on open federal land needs no permit. Petrified wood is limited to 25 pounds plus one piece a day, and 250 pounds a year. State school trust land needs a rockhounding permit.

Hot springs, wetlands and hunting

Meadow Hot Springs is about 34 minutes south, with gravel at the end of the drive. No 2026 source says who may use it, so check access before you go. Clear Lake Wildlife Management Area is about 18 miles northwest. The state lists hunting and wildlife viewing there. Its 2026 record notes falling water levels.

The Forest Service lists hunting in the Pahvants. For units, dates and permits, ask the Division of Wildlife Resources.

Sources: the Fishlake National Forest, the Utah Geological Survey, the BLM, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and Millard County. Drive times are map estimates from City Hall with no traffic. Gravel roads run slower.

Bryce Canyon is the nearest national park, about 2 hours 8 minutes from City Hall. Capitol Reef is about 2 hours 24 minutes away. Zion Canyon Visitor Center is about 2 hours 36 minutes, and Great Basin National Park is about 2 hours 39 minutes. All of them are long day trips or overnight stays.

Great Basin is just over the Nevada line, and entry to the park is free. The park lists three Lehman Caves tours as currently offered: Grand Palace, Lodge Room and Gothic Palace. Book ahead, and check the park's conditions page before you go.

Closer to home, the Territorial Statehouse is a state park museum a block from City Hall. Cove Fort and Fremont Indian State Park are told in the entertainment topic.

Drive times are map estimates from City Hall to each park's visitor center. Check each park's own site for hours, fees and closures.

The nearest ski area by drive time is Eagle Point, near Beaver, about 1 hour 34 minutes from City Hall. Its site says the resort has been temporarily closed since June 23, 2026, because of the Cottonwood Fire. Check before you go.

Brian Head is about 1 hour 42 minutes away. Check its site for opening day. Sundance is about 1 hour 53 minutes away. A ski day from Fillmore is a long one.

Drive times are map estimates from City Hall with no traffic. Winter storms can add time.

Yes. Pistol Rock Golf Course is a public nine-hole course at 875 North Main, about 5 minutes from City Hall. It plays to par 36. In October 2026, the course's own site showed it open, with fall events on its calendar. It has a cafe on site.

The county's visitor site adds the rest. The course sits on 85 acres and opened in April 1998. It has a 10-station driving range, putting and chipping greens, and island greens. Golf here is seasonal, and the course posts no season dates. Call 435-558-5642 or check its site before you go.

Sources: Pistol Rock Golf Course's own site (checked October 2026) and Millard County's visitor site. Seasons, rates and hours change, so call the course.

Fillmore has a short list of places to eat. Most sit along North Main, South Main and Highway 99, and more cluster at the two I-15 exits. Mexican food, burgers and Indian food are on the list, along with a downtown pub.

Six well-known places

• Drive-inFilly's Carhop Cafe270 N MainThe town's carhop drive-in.
• Pub and restaurantThe Eatery10 S MainA downtown restaurant with a pub, in the 1907 Eagle Market building. It has served since summer 2023.
• IndianSpice of India905 N MainIndian food on North Main.
• MexicanCosta Vida1060 S Hwy 99Fresh Mexican food near the south exit.
• MexicanTacos Los Panchos595 N MainTacos and other Mexican food on North Main.
• BurgersIceberg Drive Inn930 S Hwy 99Burgers and big shakes near the south exit.

These come from Fillmore City's 2026 business register and each business's own site where one was found. The list shows facts, not a ranking. I list no hours or menus, because they change.

More to know

For groceries and the big-store runs, see the groceries and shopping topic.

Small places come and go, so check before you drive. A business missing from the register is not necessarily closed.

Day to day, Fillmore is a small town with a short list of things to do. The Statehouse is the main one. The mountains and the lava fields fill in the rest. The festival and the other big events are in the arts topic and the festivals topic.

Visit the Territorial Statehouse

The Territorial Statehouse State Park Museum is at 50 West Capitol Avenue, a block from City Hall. It is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Saturday. It is closed Sunday and on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Entry is $3 a person for ages 6 and up, or $10 for a family of up to 8. The phone is 435-743-5316.

The state parks site lists pioneer tools, Native American artifacts, a printing press and a period office. A teacher's quarters is on display too. Military weapons are in the basement, and the Legislative Hall is upstairs. The history of the building is told in the overview.

The grounds have a rose garden, picnic areas, pioneer cabins and an 1867 stone schoolhouse. Reaching it is simple. Take exit 167 if you are driving south on I-15, or exit 163 if you are driving north. Both lead to Main Street.

Around town and nearby

• PoolEast Millard Pool55 S 100 WA roof that opens or closes keeps it open all year. It has a dive board, a slide, a children's pool and five lap lanes. The phone is 435-743-4602.
• County parkThe county park400 W and CenterTwo softball fields, a little league field, a concession stand and restrooms. A horse racetrack with grandstands circles the soccer fields. The recreation office is at 45 W Center.
• MarketMonday farmers market100 S and MainThe county lists it Monday evenings, 5 to 8 p.m., usually into September.
• WalkThe historic district walkAround Main and CenterThe Statehouse, the 1924 American Legion Hall and the old town. The Local has a walking guide.
• LandmarkCove FortAbout 34 minutes southA fort built in 1867. It is open Monday to Saturday from 10 to 6 and Sunday from noon to 6.
• State parkFremont Indian State ParkAbout 50 minutes southeastEntry is $10 a vehicle. The museum exhibits were closed for renovation in 2026, so check before you go.
• MuseumTopaz Museum, DeltaAbout 45 minutes northwestThe Delta page tells the Topaz story.

For a movie theater or a concert hall, the nearest bigger places are Richfield, about 70 minutes away, and Provo, about 1 hr 34 min.

Sources: Utah State Parks, Millard County and the Cove Fort site. Hours, fees and seasons change, so check before you go. Drive times are map estimates from City Hall.

The arts scene here is thin, and one event carries it. The Old Capitol Art and Living History Festival fills the Statehouse grounds each year. The record lists no theater, gallery or concert series in town. For more, Richfield is about 70 minutes away and Provo about 1 hr 34 min.

The Old Capitol Art and Living History Festival

The festival is held on the Territorial Statehouse grounds on the first weekend after Labor Day. In 2026 it ran September 11 and 12. Entertainment all weekend is free. State parks says it began over 20 years ago.

The 2026 program had more than 50 vendor booths and four stages. It had a quilt show, living history with blacksmithing and antique firearms, and birds of prey shows. There were also horse-drawn wagon rides and food trucks.

The rest of the year at the Statehouse

The Statehouse also runs seasonal programs. They usually include a pioneer Christmas, a Statehood Day dance for teens in January, and candlelight tours in the fall. Dates are not posted far ahead. Call the park at 435-743-5316.

Sources: Utah State Parks and Millard County. Dates move each year, so check before you plan a trip.

Fillmore's year runs on a few events. The National ATV/UTV Jamboree comes in June. The Old Capitol festival is in September, and the arts topic tells it in full. The rodeo and the county fair are in Delta, about 45 minutes away.

The National ATV/UTV Jamboree

The Jamboree is held in Fillmore every June. In 2026 it ran June 17 to 19. Riders take guided rides in the Fishlake National Forest and the West Desert. The event includes meals, entertainment each night and a poker ride. The county says the Jamboree has run since 1987 and calls it the longest running ATV event in the country.

The rest of the year

The Old Capital Cruisers Car Show and the Rusty Relics Tractor Show are usually held at the Statehouse on the last weekend of June. The Fourth of July usually brings a parade. Pioneer Day is July 24. Delta hosts the Snow Goose Festival in February and the Days of the Old West Rodeo in late June. The Millard County Fair is in Delta too, usually in late August, at the Millard County Fairgrounds in Delta.

• JanuaryThe Statehood Day dance for teens at the Statehouse. The Chalk Creek road stays gated above the forest boundary.
• FebruaryThe Snow Goose Festival in Delta.
• MarchFremont Indian State Park moves to its daily summer hours.
• AprilThe Chalk Creek Trailhead season opens.
• MayMaple Grove Campground opens May 1. The Chalk Creek gate opens May 15, or when the road dries.
• JuneThe National ATV/UTV Jamboree. The car show and tractor show at the Statehouse, usually the last weekend. The Days of the Old West Rodeo in Delta.
• JulyThe Fourth of July parade, usually. Pioneer Day on July 24. High routes on the Paiute Trail can hold snow until mid to late July.
• AugustThe Millard County Fair in Delta. Monsoon storms can bring flood watches.
• SeptemberThe Old Capitol Art and Living History Festival. Aspen begins to turn late in the month.
• OctoberAspen color on the upper Pahvant Range. Some of the best Paiute riding weather. Candlelight tours at the Statehouse, usually.
• NovemberThe Chalk Creek Trailhead season ends. Brian Head usually opens for skiing.
• DecemberA pioneer Christmas at the Statehouse. The Chalk Creek road gate closes December 1. The Statehouse is closed on Christmas.

These are the usual months. Dates move each year, so check the county, the park and each event's own site before you plan a trip.

Fillmore sits on I-15 with a string of small towns north and south. Delta, the west desert hub, is northwest. Richfield is the big town to the southeast. These are the drives people make most.

The getting around topic has the full drive list, and the shopping topic covers the big-store runs.

Still weighing the wider state before you commit to a town? The Relocating to Utah guide is a good place to start.

Drive times are map estimates from City Hall with no traffic.