Resident services & official contacts
- Council notices and meeting records ↗Find Altamont council meeting and public-hearing notices, with available meeting audio attached to dated entries. Open the official Utah Public Notice listing.
City-specific service links checked Oct. 20, 2026. The linked agency provides current service details.
Choose a task for a short checklist and the official service page. Confirm service boundaries, current fees and registration requirements with the provider.
Official links checked . Schedules and charges can change.
Find the water service provider
- Open the town's Water Utilities page.
- Use the listed Upper Country Water contact or website for water-service questions.
- Confirm service for your address and current account instructions directly with the provider.
Find the water service provider: official page ↗
Subscribe to town notices
- Choose Subscribe on the town homepage.
- Review the email and text notification options and enter your preferred details.
- Complete any confirmation requested by the subscription service.
Subscribe to town notices: official page ↗
Reserve a town park facility
- Open the town's Park Facilities page, which says facilities are available for family gatherings, parties, picnics and meetings.
- Follow the link to the Upper Community Recreation District website, which handles park reservations.
- Check whether your date is open there.
- Call the town office with questions about the facilities.
Reserve a town park facility: official page ↗
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Altamont: the numbers and what's current
The Census Bureau estimates Altamont's population at 270 on July 1, 2025, up 8% from the 250 in its April 2020 estimates base. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates ↗
Mayor: Phillip Scott Allen. Council: Russell Sorensen, Mike Foy, James Helms, Chris Baca. Town of Altamont: mayor and council ↗
The Town Council holds regular meetings on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at the Altamont Town Office Building, 15588 W 4000 N (recent notices list Sept. 9, Oct. 14 and Nov. 11, 2026). Utah Public Notice Website: Altamont Town Council agenda, Oct. 14, 2026 ↗
From the city
Budget and finances
Checked against the city's own pages on . Dates and schedules change; confirm with the city before you plan around them.
Altamont at a glance
Duchesne County · Utah
Altamont’s municipal history places its high school at the center of the community’s development. Neighboring Upper Country communities cooperated on the school, and its name combined elements of Altonah and Mount Emmons. The account connects the school’s completion in 1935 with the later growth of local businesses.
The town’s incorporation followed in 1953, giving Altamont a municipal identity as well as an educational role in Duchesne County. Today the town website provides government, code and new-resident resources alongside community announcements. Those resources let readers connect the school-centered origin story with the official contacts and documents needed for present-day town business. Altamont posts council meeting notices and public-hearing notices separately, including notices for the same date with different starting times. Select the intended notice and open its agenda text.
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Sales tax in Altamont
The combined sales and use tax rate is 6.35%. Grocery food is taxed at 3.00%, restaurant meals at 7.35% and hotel stays (transient room) at 11.92%. Rates in effect as of Oct. 1, 2026. Source: Utah State Tax Commission: Sales and Use Tax Rates ↗
Places and local character
Resident essentials
Use town announcements for current community-event arrangements.
Government and sources
Municipal directory · Utah municipal boundary data · Roster checked Oct. 19, 2026. Check the linked agency for current services and contacts.
Local guide sources
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