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Answers to Frequently Asked Questions AREA CODES The area code for Salt Lake City and surrounding cities is ( 801 ) Park Citys area code is ( 435 ) HELPFUL PHONE NUMBERS Highway Conditions 964-6000 Temperature 467-8463 Airport Information 575-2400 Public Transportation 287-4636 TIME ZONE / LATITUDE / LONGITUDE Salt Lake City, Utah is in the Mountain Time Zone and follows Daylight Savings Time. For International visitors, we are 2 hours behind New York, so if it's 8am there, it's 6am here, and 1 hour ahead of the West Coast, California time. Salt Lake City's Latitude and Longitude Latitude: 40 degrees, 47 minutes north. Longitude: 111 degrees, 57 minutes west. POPULATION Salt Lake City Metro: 170,000 Salt Lake Area: 1.2 million Wasatch Front: 1.8 million The Wasatch Front is roughly 80 miles long with Ogden approximately 40 miles north of the Salt Lake Valley and Provo approximately 40 miles south of the Salt Lake Valley. Utah: 2.7 million ELEVATION Salt Lake City: 4330 feet / 1320 meters Snowbird: 8100 feet / 2469 meters CLIMATE Salt Lake City enjoys four separate seasons. Summer is usually warm, dry, sunny with low humidity. Fall starts to bring the colors out with cooler temperatures. Winter usually enjoys above freezing temperatures during the day with powdery snow in the mountains. Cold after dusk. Spring is usually nice enough for a round of golf in the valley, with skiing in the mountains. HOW TO DRESS We, like you, dress accordingly to the weather and our preferences. Warm clothes for the winter, and shorts and sandals for the summer. Jeans are acceptable almost anywhere, even our nicest restaurants. Nicer clothes for things like the Ballet, snooty restaurants, a couple of our nightclubs and for church on Sunday. TIPPING This is easy! If they do a good job, tip em. You will be surprised how helpful someone is after they receive a tip. Usually 15 to 20 % is sufficient, 30 % for great service. This usually goes for waiters, waitresses, bartenders and taxi drivers. Hotel bellmen, porters and airport skycaps should receive no less than $1.00 per bag. Salt Lake International Airport The Salt Lake City International Airport is within 2.5 hours from half of the nation's population. The airport is situated just west of Salt Lake City and about 10 minutes from downtown and serves more than 20 million passengers annually and ranks as the 27th largest airport in the nation. The airport also ranks as one of the most cost-efficient, large hub airports in the United States. See our page Salt Lake Airport for extensive information. The airlines serving Salt Lake City operate over 750 daily departures to over 100 nonstop destinations throughout the U.S. and Canada. Salt Lake City International Airport is typically ranked in the top 10 U.S. airports for on-time performance by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Salt Lake City serves as a major western hub for Delta Air Lines. This hub enhances Utah's economy in employment and facilities. The following commercial airlines operate from Salt Lake City International Airport: America West, American, Continental, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, SkyWest, Southwest, TWA and United. Interstate Highways Interstate 80 (east to New York City / west to San Francisco), Interstate 15 (north to Canada / south to Mexico) and Interstate 70 (east to Denver) are vital to the efficient movement of goods and materials throughout the region. Both I-80 and I-15 cross in Salt Lake City allowing convenient access to the Wasatch Front and points beyond. The I-215 belt route offers expanded access along the eastern and western areas of the valley. SALT LAKE CITY SKI RESORTS DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS Driving routes: From the airport, leave the airport and take I-80 east (left lane) (about 1/4 mile from the airport), about 1.5 miles you will see the entrance to I-215 south (towards Cheyenne & Provo) Go south on I-215 about 12 minutes, it will curve towards the mountains, about another 2 to 3 minutes you will get off at 6200 South and follow the ski markers. From downtown, take I-15 South to I-215 East. Follow that to 6200 south, get off and follow the ski markers. It's about 15 to 20 minutes from the downtown area to 6200 south. PARK CITY SKI RESORTS/ DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS Driving routes: From the airport take I-80 east ( about 1/4 mile from the airport, so stay in the left hand lane ), about 5 miles you will see the entrance to I-15 Southbound, take I-15 to I-80 East towards Cheyenne. In less than 4 minutes you will see the signs for Park City. Stay left side, this is Parleys Canyon, and you will be there in less than 25 minutes. From downtown, take I-15 Southbound to I-80 Eastbound, and the same info above applies. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION The UTA ( Utah Transit Authority ) provides an extensive bus & light rail ( TRAX ) service throughout the valley. See our page Trax Light Rail for extensive information.      Our Salt Lake Guides Welcome! We are proud to be able to bring you this Guide To Salt Lake City & Travel Planner. We hope this information is useful to you, and that you find everything you are looking for. We believe you are going to enjoy Salt Lake City and the State of Utah as much as we do! This website is updated daily. 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