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84721 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 84721 covers Cedar City, Utah, with a population of about 29,635 and a median household income of $73,342.

Population
29,635159 per square mile
Median age
28.310.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$73,34220% below the Utah median
Poverty rate
13.5%1.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$424,411up 24.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,07623% below the Utah median
Degree or higher
29.2%5.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
67.7%2.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
638

Where 84721 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

Population29,635
Median age28.3
Family households74.9%
Born outside the US3.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home8%
White (non-Hispanic)84.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Hispanic or Latino11.6%
Veterans4.6%
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$73,342
Income per person$27,301
Poverty rate13.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.1%
$10–15k4.1%
$15–20k3.1%
$20–25k2.4%
$25–30k3.9%
$30–35k4.1%
$35–40k4.8%
$40–45k4.8%
$45–50k2.7%
$50–60k8.2%
$60–75k9.8%
$75–100k17.4%
$100–125k11.7%
$125–150k7.3%
$150–200k6.2%
$200k or more5.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed12,460
Mean adjusted gross income$62,931
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3%
Returns, under $25k30.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.0%
Returns, $200k or more3.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$345,000
Median gross rent$1,076
Rent as a share of household income28.3%
Owner-occupied67.7%
Vacant homes7%
Median year built2000

What the homes are

Detached house66.1%
Attached house10.7%
2 to 4 units7.3%
5 to 19 units6.2%
20 or more units4%
Mobile home5.7%
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$424,411as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 24.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 125.3%
Typical asking rent$1,496as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 0.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$424,411$144,336

$185,656 in 2009 to $424,411 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.2%
High school diploma or higher92.5%
Works from home9.3%
Drives to work alone76.3%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10%
Health

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

Obesity36.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure27.2% 6.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression28.2% 6.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.3% 6.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.1% 2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11.8% 4.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication65.5% 9.2 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year70.5% 6.2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening76.3% 9.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.1% 3.3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.8% 4.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.7% 1.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.8% 4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.8% 1.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol30.9% 5.3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use70.8% 5.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.3% 2.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.9% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.5% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15% 2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments638
People employed5,990
Annual payroll$247,585,000
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 65.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss72.4 out of 100
Community resilience28.7 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.

Winter weather98.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning97.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire97.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide90.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought87.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake84.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity58.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding52.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind41.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave39.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche33.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm30.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave21.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail15.3Very 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$73,342$91,750$78,538
Income per person$27,301$39,240$43,289
Poverty rate13.5%8.6%12.4%
Median home value$345,000$455,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,076$1,405$1,348
Homeownership67.7%70.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.2%36.9%35%
Unemployment rate3.8%3.4%5.2%
Works from home9.3%16%13.5%
Born outside the US3.4%8.6%13.9%
Median age28.331.738.7
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 supermarket95% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket51% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket26% 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%.

Iron 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 vulnerability48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Household characteristics35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Walkability6.3 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

84720 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 County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area186.91 sq mi
Water area0.43 sq mi
Population density159 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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