THE SOUTH JORDAN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Moist Wasatch Front Footslopes setting.
South Jordan city has 25.8 square miles of land in Salt Lake County. Its Census reference point is in Moist Wasatch Front Footslopes, within Central Basin and Range.
North-trending mountain blocks separate dry interior basins. Alluvial fans connect the ranges to valley floors, while vegetation changes from sparse basin shrubs to woodland and forest at higher elevations.
Regional context: Central Basin and Range ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
South Jordan and Salt Lake County
South Jordan is associated with Salt Lake County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
South Jordan by land and water
The Census records 0.09 square miles of water within South Jordan, or 0.3% of its total area. It is 6.2 percentage points lower than the 6.6% recorded for Salt Lake County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, South Jordan city has 2 times the land area of nearby Riverton city (12.6 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

