Roy is a city in Weber County, Utah. Roy is a large suburban community located in a scenic environment between Great Salt Lake and the Bear River Mountains of the Wasatch Range. Roy is about 35 miles north of Salt Lake City, which can easily reached by nearby Interstate 15. Additional major roads running near the city include Interstate 84 and Utah State Route 126.

Roy lies south of Ogden and therefore has convenient access to major culture, commerce, education, recreation, transportation, and other services. Among many notable landmarks and facilities, Roy is located between Ogden-Hinckley Airport and Hill Air Force Base.

Served by zip code 84067 and 84401, Roy provides excellent municipal services with its own city departments of administration, highway, public works, court, planning & zoning, public safety (fire & police), recreation. The government of Roy includes a mayor and city council.

The real estate of Roy consists mainly of single family homes in a densely populated array of residential tree-lined streets.

There are plenty of recreational opportunities in Roy available with multiple city parks, Recreation Complex and Roy City Aquatic Center. Golf is available in Eagle Lake Golf course of Roy and in Nearby Schneiter's Riverside Golf Course, with many other golf clubs in the surrounding areas.

Roy is served by Weber School District and is home to Roy Elementary, Lake View Elementary, Midland Elementary, Municipal Elementary, Valley View Elementary, North Park Elementary, Sandridge Junior High, Roy Junior High, and Roy High School.

According to the United States Census Bureau of 2000, Roy has a population of more than 32,000 people. The city has a total area 7.6 square mileswith a high population density of over 4,000 people per square mile. It is located at high altitudes of over 4,500 feet above sea level.

The racial demographics of Roy are 90.75% White, 1.16% African American, 0.59% Native American, 1.79% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 3.64% from other races, and 1.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race make up 7.68% of the population.

Roy has more than 10,500 households. The median income for a household in the city is $49,611, and the median income for a family is $53,763.

Weber County is located in northern Utah and is surrounded by six other counties. Weber County is located in the urban/suburban region where most of Utah's population is concentrated, forming the metropolitan area of Salt Lake City - Ogden - Clearfield area.

Weber County lies between eastern coast of Great Salt Lake and the western range of the Wasatch Mountains. This unique and scenic environment is where the rapidly growing suburban communities of Weber County are concentrated. Weber County is served by a convenient road system of Interstate 84 and Interstate 15, which leads down south through the important counties of Davis County and Salt Lake County. Salt Lake City, Utah's capital is about 30 miles away from Weber County.

According to the U.S. census of 2000, Weber County is home to more than 200,000 residents. The county has a total area of 659 square miles with 84 square miles of water.

Weber County is home to 22 total communities of cities, towns, and unincorporated areas. Weber County consists of many suburban and expanding rural communities with plenty of Golf courses, parks, recreational facilities, and constant activity of building new homes, infrastructures, and businesses. The county seat and largest city of Weber County is Ogden, also one of the ten largest cities in Utah.