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Payson score: 37/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Payson safe? United States travel risk

Is Payson safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026

Payson scores 37/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Payson scores 37/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Payson: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (54/100).

A score of 37 is higher than 35% of the cities we score.

Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Location & Spatial Data

Geographically located in Utah (40.0355° N, 111.7390° W), Payson sits 2,964.2 km E from Washington at 1418 m elevation.

Region
Utah
Coordinates
40.0355° N, 111.7390° W
Elevation
1418 m
Time Zone
America/Denver
Population
22,205
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Las Vegas (522.7 km SW).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub Provo Municipal Airport (PVU) 20.4 km N
Hospital Care Mountain View Hospital 2.3 km ENE
Police Station Payson City Police Station 0.9 km N
Railway Terminal Provo 22.1 km NNE

Proximate Regional Communities (United States)

Climate by Month

Hottest: July (33 °C avg high); Wettest: March (80 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 2° 5° 8° 14° 21° 29° 33° 32° 27° 18° 8° 2°
Low °C -7° -5° -1° 2° 8° 14° 20° 19° 14° 6° -2° -8°
Rain mm 68 60 80 72 51 17 34 36 43 43 71 69

Normals: American Fork (38.4 km away).

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United States travel advice & laws.

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Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers

Provo 25
24.7 km NNE
American Fork 17
38.4 km N
Draper 10
52.2 km NNW
West Jordan 15
66.8 km NNW
Murray 10
69.5 km N
West Valley City 15
76.2 km NNW

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Intelligence records sourced via SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OSM, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, and USGS/GDACS · Sources · Editorial Policy