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84653 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 84653 covers Salem, Utah, with a population of about 11,531 and a median household income of $111,420.

Population
11,531718 per square mile
Median age
29.19.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$111,4201.2× the Utah median
Poverty rate
5%7.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$643,427up 19.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,5811.1× the Utah median
Degree or higher
40.6%5.6 points above the US average
Homeownership
93%28 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
306

Where 84653 is

Salem, 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

Population11,531
Median age29.1
Family households88.2%
Born outside the US2.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.5%
White (non-Hispanic)88.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino6.5%
Veterans3.1%
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$111,420
Income per person$38,731
Poverty rate5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.8%
$10–15k0.8%
$15–20k1.3%
$20–25k0.2%
$25–30k1.2%
$30–35k1.5%
$35–40k2.3%
$40–45k1.9%
$45–50k1.7%
$50–60k3.3%
$60–75k4.1%
$75–100k20.6%
$100–125k18.1%
$125–150k9.0%
$150–200k13.7%
$200k or more17.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed5,200
Mean adjusted gross income$115,064
Returns declaring $200,000 or more11%
Returns, under $25k24.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k15.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.8%
Returns, $200k or more11.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$569,300
Median gross rent$1,581
Rent as a share of household income25.9%
Owner-occupied93%
Vacant homes1.5%
Median year built2003

What the homes are

Detached house90.9%
Attached house7.7%
2 to 4 units1.3%
5 to 19 units0.2%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$643,427as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 19.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 99.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$644,682$202,239

$202,239 in 2000 to $643,427 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher40.6%
High school diploma or higher98.2%
Works from home16%
Drives to work alone74.6%
Takes public transport0.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.8%
Health

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

Obesity30% 3.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.1% 3.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes6.6% 6.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure27.5% 6.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.2% 8.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.3% 4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.7% 3.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity13.8% 11.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.2% 2.9 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking8.4% 7.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication65.9% 8.8 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72% 4.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.8% 3.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.3% 2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist76.6% 15.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.9% 5.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18% 6.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.1% 9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps4.3% 10 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.3% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.3% 6.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.2% 4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.2% 4.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.4% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.6% 4.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.4% 1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.4% 5.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments306
People employed1,624
Annual payroll$62,708,000
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 65.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss81.2 out of 100
Community resilience75.4 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.

Wildfire95.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche89.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake85.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought84.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning82.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather63.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity55Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave50.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide46Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind36.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado27.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding26.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail22.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave21.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm10.4Very Low 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$111,420$91,750$78,538
Income per person$38,731$39,240$43,289
Poverty rate5%8.6%12.4%
Median home value$569,300$455,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,581$1,405$1,348
Homeownership93%70.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher40.6%36.9%35%
Unemployment rate3.8%3.4%5.2%
Works from home16%16%13.5%
Born outside the US2.1%8.6%13.9%
Median age29.131.738.7
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 stationSPANISH FK PWR HOUSE, UT US7.7 km away
Rain in a year20 in
Snow in a year66 in

Average high and low by month

January38.3°F / 22°F2.11 in rain, 17.3 in snow
February45.1°F / 25.7°F2.08 in rain, 14.1 in snow
March56.6°F / 32.7°F2.16 in rain, 6.8 in snow
April64.2°F / 37.9°F2.47 in rain, 4.2 in snow
May74.3°F / 45.6°F2.11 in rain
June85.7°F / 53.3°F0.97 in rain
July93.1°F / 61.1°F0.57 in rain
August90.7°F / 59.7°F0.74 in rain
September81.1°F / 50.9°F1.4 in rain
October66.8°F / 40.5°F1.81 in rain, 0.5 in snow
November50.8°F / 31°F1.8 in rain, 7.4 in snow
December38.4°F / 22.7°F1.97 in rain, 15.7 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket57% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Nebo 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 vulnerability10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Household characteristics22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Walkability7.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

84660 Spanish Fork, UT11.7 km away
84651 Payson, UT11.9 km away
84664 Mapleton, UT13.7 km away
84663 Springville, UT16.8 km away
84655 Santaquin, UT17.9 km away
84059 Orem, UT19.2 km away
84605 Provo, UT19.2 km away
84603 Provo, UT21.5 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.

Utah County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area16.05 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density718 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.0113, -111.5998

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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