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84720 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 84720 covers Cedar City, Utah, with a population of about 24,323 and a median household income of $63,742.

Population
24,32371 per square mile
Median age
29.69.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$63,74231% below the Utah median
Poverty rate
14.3%1.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$434,397up 18.7% in five years
Median rent
$93234% below the Utah median
Degree or higher
34.7%about the US average
Homeownership
65%about the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,057

Where 84720 is

Cedar City, 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

Population24,323
Median age29.6
Family households68.4%
Born outside the US4.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home9.5%
White (non-Hispanic)82%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.8%
Hispanic or Latino9.6%
Veterans5%
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$63,742
Income per person$30,314
Poverty rate14.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.3%
$10–15k2.1%
$15–20k2.6%
$20–25k3.8%
$25–30k5.0%
$30–35k3.8%
$35–40k3.7%
$40–45k4.2%
$45–50k3.8%
$50–60k11.2%
$60–75k11.6%
$75–100k13.7%
$100–125k8.7%
$125–150k6.1%
$150–200k7.3%
$200k or more7.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed10,120
Mean adjusted gross income$70,868
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5%
Returns, under $25k32.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.0%
Returns, $200k or more5.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$357,400
Median gross rent$932
Rent as a share of household income28.6%
Owner-occupied65%
Vacant homes7.5%
Median year built1995

What the homes are

Detached house64.1%
Attached house9.1%
2 to 4 units9.8%
5 to 19 units8.3%
20 or more units7%
Mobile home1.7%
Boat, RV or van0%
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$434,397as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 18.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 114.7%
Typical asking rent$1,466as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$440,976$156,860

$179,910 in 2009 to $434,397 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher34.7%
High school diploma or higher95%
Works from home11.6%
Drives to work alone72.6%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.1%
Health

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

Obesity32.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.2% 3.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure25.3% 8.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.7% 5.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16.7% 8.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.7% 3.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11.8% 4.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication66.6% 8.1 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.3% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71.2% 5.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening76% 9.9 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.1% 2.3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.5% 4.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.7% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.8% 5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.1% 4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.5% 6.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol30.1% 6.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.8% 4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.2% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.2% 1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73% 2.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.3% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.8% 2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,057
People employed10,366
Annual payroll$397,577,000
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 76% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Very High across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss81.3 out of 100
Community resilience30.8 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.

Wildfire99Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning98.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather89.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake69.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought67.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity64.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding58.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche48.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave44.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind34.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm34.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave20.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail13.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado3.5Very 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$63,742$91,750$78,538
Income per person$30,314$39,240$43,289
Poverty rate14.3%8.6%12.4%
Median home value$357,400$455,000$303,400
Median gross rent$932$1,405$1,348
Homeownership65%70.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher34.7%36.9%35%
Unemployment rate2.7%3.4%5.2%
Works from home11.6%16%13.5%
Born outside the US4.5%8.6%13.9%
Median age29.631.738.7
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 stationCEDAR CITY, UT US2.3 km away
Rain in a year13 in
Snow in a year60 in

Average high and low by month

January42.3°F / 21.8°F0.79 in rain, 9.5 in snow
February45.2°F / 23.7°F1.09 in rain, 10.6 in snow
March53.6°F / 29.8°F1.42 in rain, 12.3 in snow
April60.5°F / 34.8°F1.2 in rain, 5.6 in snow
May70.1°F / 44°F1 in rain, 1.4 in snow
June81.5°F / 53.9°F0.5 in rain
July87.5°F / 61.6°F1.32 in rain
August85.5°F / 60.5°F1.28 in rain
September77.1°F / 52.1°F0.87 in rain
October65.3°F / 39.1°F1.34 in rain, 0.9 in snow
November52.1°F / 28.6°F1.05 in rain, 6.1 in snow
December41.2°F / 21.1°F1.14 in rain, 13.2 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 supermarket19% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Iron School District68.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Washington School District31.2% 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 vulnerability40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Household characteristics39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Walkability7.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

84721 Cedar City, UT0 km away
84772 Summit, UT17.6 km away
84742 Kanarraville, UT18.8 km away
84719 Brian Head, UT19.3 km away
84761 Parowan, UT27.5 km away
84757 New Harmony, UT30.7 km away
84760 Paragonah, UT34.7 km away
84762 Duck Creek Village, UT39.4 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.

Iron County68.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Washington County31.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area341.48 sq mi
Water area1.79 sq mi
Population density71 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.6775, -113.0619

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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