The Avenues, Salt Lake County
Water and fire damage help in The Avenues
A burst pipe, a wet basement or smoke damage? Send a request from anywhere in the Avenues and Capitol Hill, up to City Creek Canyon. A local restoration company calls you back and gives you a written price before any work starts.
- Homes
- 13,872
- Median year built
- 1962
- Built before 1980
- 58%
- Flood claims on record
- 1
About The Avenues
The Avenues climb the foothill north of downtown on a tight grid of lettered and numbered streets, from South Temple up toward City Creek Canyon and the Capitol. ZIP 84103 has a median home built in 1962, and 58% of homes are from before 1980, with some of the oldest houses in the city among them. Many older houses here have a partial or cellar basement, and the slope sends surface water toward any window well on the uphill side. Steep streets also mean long supply lines and laterals that have been patched more than once.
Homes and water damage in The Avenues
The Avenues has about 13,872 housing units according to the Census ACS 2020-2024, with a median year built of 1962. This is one of the older parts of the valley: 58% of homes were built before 1980. Expect original galvanized supply lines in some houses, cast iron drains, clay sewer laterals and basements that were finished long after the house was built. Basement flooding and sewer backups.
Flood claims are rare here: 1 on record in this ZIP code, 0 since 2015. Nearly every water damage job starts inside the house, with a supply line, a water heater, a frozen pipe or a backed-up drain.
About 59% of occupied homes here are rented (Census ACS). Renters dealing with a leak should tell the landlord in writing first. Water damage in a rental.
The cold is the same story across the valley. Salt Lake City International Airport averaged 16.4 nights a year at 20°F or colder over 2016-2025, nearly all from December through February, and the benches run colder than the airport. Pipes in exterior walls and garages go first.
The Avenues ZIP codes
| ZIP | Area | Homes | Median built | NFIP claims |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84103 | The Avenues and Capitol Hill | 13,872 | 1962 | 1 |
Census ACS 2020-2024; OpenFEMA NFIP claims, all years. Compare all 34 ZIP codes.
Average nights at or below freezing, by month
Services in The Avenues
How it works
- Tell us what got wet or burned. Use the form or text photos. Say how long it has been wet if you know.
- A local restoration company calls you back. A few quick questions, then they pick a time to look at it.
- You get a written scope and price before work starts. You decide. If insurance is involved, ask how they document the job.
Questions
Do you cover all of The Avenues?
Yes, including ZIP 84103. Your callback company double-checks that they cover your address.
How fast can someone come out?
It depends on the day and how many calls come in after a cold snap or a storm. Say in your request if water is still coming in, or if anyone at home has asthma or a weak immune system. The company will tell you when they can come.
Do I get a price first?
Ask for a written scope and price before work starts. With active water, drying often starts on the first visit; ask what the first day will cost and how drying is billed before you sign.
Nearby: Downtown and Central City, Sugar House, East Bench, Rose Park, Glendale and Poplar Grove, South Salt Lake, Holladay, Murray, West Valley City, Cottonwood Heights, Sandy and Salt Lake City.