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84534 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 84534 covers Montezuma Creek, Utah, with a population of about 2,410 and a median household income of $48,077.

Population
2,4105 per square mile
Median age
31.86.9 points below the US average
Median household income
$48,07748% below the Utah median
Poverty rate
30.9%18.5 points above the US average
Median home value
$60,00087% below the Utah median
Median rent
$73348% below the Utah median
Degree or higher
8.4%26.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
83.5%18.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
13

Where 84534 is

Montezuma Creek, Utah — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population2,410
Median age31.8
Family households78.8%
Born outside the US0.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home63.3%
White (non-Hispanic)1.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino1.6%
Veterans3.4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$48,077
Income per person$17,190
Poverty rate30.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance27.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k15.2%
$10–15k10.7%
$15–20k3.4%
$20–25k4.5%
$25–30k5.0%
$30–35k3.9%
$35–40k3.6%
$40–45k1.4%
$45–50k3.7%
$50–60k6.9%
$60–75k9.1%
$75–100k13.8%
$100–125k6.3%
$125–150k2.9%
$150–200k4.4%
$200k or more5.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$60,000
Median gross rent$733
Rent as a share of household income15%
Owner-occupied83.5%
Vacant homes26.4%
Median year built1992

What the homes are

Detached house62.5%
Attached house2.3%
2 to 4 units1.7%
5 to 19 units0.3%
Mobile home33.2%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate24.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher8.4%
High school diploma or higher79.9%
Works from home5.8%
Drives to work alone80.9%
Takes public transport1.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more36.6%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity40.5% 7.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes21.9% 9.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes24.5% 11.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.4% 8.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health38.2% 17.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)15.6% 4.3 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.4% 5.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity33.4% 8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.5% 6.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking8.5% 7.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.2% 2.5 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma16% 5.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.5% 4.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.2% 3.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening73.9% 12 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability27.5% 12.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening51.1% 13.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD12.2% 5.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist44.7% 16.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability52.7% 22 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support30.6% 5.8 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity45% 27.9 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps32.1% 17.8 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability14.8% 8.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity29.1% 15.3 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability17.7% 9.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport24.6% 15.4 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use53.1% 22.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)24.8% 8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability28.2% 14.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)24.7% 11.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability8.4% 4.4 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat23.4% 14.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours44.6% 8.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke6.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost40.2% 27.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability14.7% 9.1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments13
People employed408
Annual payroll$32,103,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 82.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss57.7 out of 100
Community resilience0.4 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Lightning99.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide99.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave95.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather95.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche85Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire84.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake58.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm51.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding38.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind30.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave15.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail14.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado13.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought0.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Utah and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPUtahUnited States
Median household income$48,077$91,750$78,538
Income per person$17,190$39,240$43,289
Poverty rate30.9%8.6%12.4%
Median home value$60,000$455,000$303,400
Median gross rent$733$1,405$1,348
Homeownership83.5%70.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher8.4%36.9%35%
Unemployment rate24.4%3.4%5.2%
Works from home5.8%16%13.5%
Born outside the US0.3%8.6%13.9%
Median age31.831.738.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationHOVENWEEP NM, UT US14.9 km away
Rain in a year10 in
Snow in a year12 in

Average high and low by month

January43.4°F / 18.3°F0.95 in rain, 3.1 in snow
February50.4°F / 23.5°F0.96 in rain, 3.5 in snow
March60.1°F / 28.9°F0.79 in rain, 0.8 in snow
April68.1°F / 35.1°F0.64 in rain, 0.3 in snow
May78.5°F / 44.3°F0.79 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June90.4°F / 53.1°F0.32 in rain
July95.8°F / 61.1°F0.96 in rain
August92.7°F / 59.3°F1 in rain
September84.2°F / 50°F1.13 in rain
October70.8°F / 37°F1.05 in rain, 0.4 in snow
November56.2°F / 26°F0.74 in rain, 0.7 in snow
December43.8°F / 18°F0.87 in rain, 3.3 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

San Juan School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability93more vulnerable than 93% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status90more vulnerable than 90% of US census tracts
Household characteristics93more vulnerable than 93% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status98more vulnerable than 98% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Walkability3.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

84510 Aneth, UT8.3 km away
81334 Towaoc, CO34.6 km away
84512 Bluff, UT39.6 km away
81331 Pleasant View, CO45.5 km away
81335 Yellow Jacket, CO46.4 km away
81321 Cortez, CO47.6 km away
81327 Lewis, CO49.5 km away
84511 Blanding, UT50 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

San Juan County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area473.66 sq mi
Water area3.06 sq mi
Population density5 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.2539, -109.1061

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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