| City: | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| City Alias: | Salt Lake Cty, Slc |
| Names to Avoid: | Veterans Administration Hosp |
| County: | Salt Lake County |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:32:31 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 385 / 801 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 40.7568, -111.8405 |
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The George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center operates under dedicated ZIP code 84148 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County. Named after Medal of Honor recipient George E. Wahlen, a Navy corpsman who served at Iwo Jima during World War II, this 121-bed acute care hospital serves as one of only five VA heart transplant centers in the United States. The facility provides healthcare to veterans across Utah, Idaho, and Nevada through this main campus and 10 community-based outpatient clinics.
Situated in Salt Lake City's University neighborhood at 500 Foothill Boulevard, the medical center operates as both a treatment facility and a medical training and research institution. Census Business Patterns data shows approximately 2,616 employees working at establishments within this postal designation. The USPS assigned this exclusive ZIP code over two decades ago to handle the substantial correspondence volume inherent to VA operations.
Postal records identify 4 ZIP+4 delivery codes serving facilities including the Veterans Hospital, VA Pharmacy, and VA Federal Credit Union along Foothill Boulevard. Census demographic data is not available for this ZIP code, consistent with its institutional healthcare function. Salt Lake City serves as the valid mailing city for this designation.
| Establishments: | 5 |
| Employment: | 2,616 |
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 1 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 84148 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2023), there are 5 business establishments, employing about 2,640 people with an annual payroll of $396,910,000. USPS data shows 0 residential mailboxes and 1 business mailboxes, reflecting local delivery coverage.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 1Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 5Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $94,739,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $396,910,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 2,640Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 84148 is located in Salt Lake County, Utah, within the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 41620) and Utah's 1st Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 1,261,337 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 84148. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Salt Lake City-Murray, UTSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 41620Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 1,261,337Source: Census |
| MSA: | Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 01Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 19560.79 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 4967000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Salt Lake City city; UtahSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 84148 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.