Resident services & official contacts Council notices and meeting records ↗ Find Panguitch council agendas and public-hearing notices; distinguish council business from procurement notices. 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 October 27, 2026 . Schedules and charges can change.
Reach water and sewer bill payment Choose Water/Sewer Payments on the city website. Use the linked payment service for your statement's account. Review the payment and retain the confirmation. Reach water and sewer bill payment: official page ↗
Sort waste before a landfill trip Review current landfill and dumpster instructions for your materials. Separate construction materials, mattresses or metal, and yard waste into designated streams. Use Industrial Park dumpsters for household garbage and confirm arrangements for excluded materials. Sort waste before a landfill trip: official page ↗
Get a Social Hall key Confirm you are a Panguitch resident; keys are offered to residents. Sign the key contract with the city. Pay the yearly key fee, which the city lists as nonrefundable. Keep anyone under 18 accompanied by an adult in the hall, or the key can be revoked. Get a Social Hall key: official page ↗
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Panguitch: the numbers and what's current The Census Bureau estimates Panguitch's population at 1,779 on July 1, 2025, up 2.9% from the 1,729 in its April 2020 estimates base. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates ↗
Mayor: Kim Soper. Council: Mike Sarles, David Dodds, Tracy Wright, Cindy Stewart, James Kinsey. Panguitch City: City Hall, Directory & Notices ↗
The City Council meets at 5:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month in the conference room of the Panguitch City Office (25 S 200 E), so the November meetings fall on Nov. 10 and Nov. 24, 2026; Planning & Zoning meets the first Monday of the month at 5 p.m. (Nov. 2). Panguitch City: City Hall, Directory & Notices ↗
From the city Budget and finances Checked against the city's own pages on October 28, 2026 . Dates and schedules change; confirm with the city before you plan around them.
Panguitch at a glance Garfield County · Utah
Panguitch combines a historic town center with access to southern Utah’s lake, forest and national-park country. The state tourism guide highlights the heritage of its main street, while the city’s own account places settlement in 1864.
The Quilt Walk story is a central part of Panguitch’s civic identity: the city recounts an early winter journey to obtain flour and the use of quilts to cross deep snow. The tradition continues in the community’s festival heritage. Nearby Panguitch Lake and the wider Dixie National Forest provide a different, outdoor connection to the town.
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Sales tax in Panguitch The combined sales and use tax rate is 8.35% (7.35% in unincorporated Garfield County). Grocery food is taxed at 3.00%, restaurant meals at 9.35% and hotel stays (transient room) at 14.92%. Rates in effect as of Oct. 1, 2026. Source: Utah State Tax Commission: Sales and Use Tax Rates ↗
Places and local character Resident essentials Check this year’s organizer information for festivals, and use the relevant recreation agency for lake and forest conditions.
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 Local guide reviewed Oct 19, 2026 . Operators provide current hours, fees, reservations and access information.
