Editing Nephi, Utah (section)

{{short description|City in and county seat of Juab County, Utah, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Nephi, Utah
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

<!-- Images -->
|image_skyline            = Nephi city 2007.jpg
|imagesize                = 250px
|image_caption            = City sign
|image_flag               = 
|image_seal               =

<!-- Maps -->
|image_map                = Juab County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Nephi highlighted.svg
|mapsize                  = 300px
|map_caption              = Location in [[Juab County, Utah|Juab County]] and state of [[Utah]]

<!-- Location -->
|subdivision_type         = Country
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Utah]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Utah|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Juab County, Utah|Juab]]

<!-- Government -->
|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = 
|leader_name              = 
|leader_title1            = 
|leader_name1             = 
|established_title        = Settled
|established_date         = 1851
|named_for                = [[Nephi, son of Lehi|Nephi]]

<!-- Area -->
|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_49.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 12.31
|area_land_km2            = 12.31
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi         = 4.75
|area_land_sq_mi          = 4.75
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00

<!-- Population -->
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 6443
|pop_est_as_of            =
|population_est           =
|population_density_km2   = 523.4
|population_density_sq_mi = 1356.42

<!-- General information -->
|timezone                 = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
|utc_offset = &minus;7
|timezone_DST             = MDT
|utc_offset_DST = &minus;6
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name="gnis"/>
|elevation_m              = 
|elevation_ft             = 5128
|coordinates              = {{coord|39|42|33|N|111|49|53|W|type:city_region:US-UT|display=it}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 84648
|area_code                = [[Area code 435|435]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 49-54220<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 1443793<ref name="gnis"/>
|website                  = {{URL|nephi.utah.gov}}
|footnotes                = 
|pop_est_footnotes = 
}}

'''Nephi''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|n|iː|f|aɪ}} {{respell|NEE|fy}}) is a city in [[Juab County, Utah|Juab County]], [[Utah]], United States.<ref name="gnis">{{gnis|1443793}}</ref> It is part of the [[Provo–Orem metropolitan area]]. The population was 6,443 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/nephicityutah,US/PST045221| title=QuickFacts Nephi city, Utah; United States| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=December 23, 2021}}</ref> It is the [[county seat]] of Juab County.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> It was settled by Mormon pioneers in 1851 as '''Salt Creek''', and it acquired its current name in 1882. It is the principal city in the [[Juab Valley]], an agricultural area. Nephi was named after [[Nephi, son of Lehi]], from the [[Book of Mormon]].