In 1860, Joseph S. Murdock became the bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Heber City and its vicinity.

"Forty years ago this week [April 30, 1859], this valley was first settled by a company of enterprising citizens from Provo.

Forty years ago today, John Crook and Thomas Rasband commenced their first plowing in the beautiful little valley of the Timpanogos.

Delightful meadows and fields of waving grain have taken the place of sage brush and willows.

[7] During the second world war, a group of Japanese-Americans formed a voluntary relocation camp in nearby Keetley.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.5 square miles (8.9 km2), all land.

Heber City is located near three large reservoirs, Jordanelle, Deer Creek, and Strawberry.

Average home prices in the valley doubled from 2002 to 2008, and the population has grown by 25% in that same time period.

In the summer and fall, golfing, off-roading, hunting, fishing, and other outdoor recreational activities are abundant.

Farming and ranching are a large economic force, but this has diminished slightly.

Utah Valley University maintains a satellite campus just north of Heber City along the US-40 corridor.

Interstate 80 is located approximately eighteen miles north of the city and can be accessed via Highway 40, while Interstate 15 can be accessed via Highway 189 through Provo Canyon and is approximately twenty-five miles away.

The Heber City Municipal Airport, or Russ McDonald Field, FAA identifier HCR, is located two miles south of the city, near the junction of U.S. Route 40 and U.S. Route 189, and is capable of handling aircraft up to large corporate jets, including Gulfstreams and Global Express.