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86401 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 86401 covers Kingman, Arizona, with a population of about 29,071 and a median household income of $64,087.

Population
29,07124 per square mile
Median age
478.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$64,08717% below the Arizona median
Poverty rate
13.3%0.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$289,592up 17% in five years
Median rent
$1,04527% below the Arizona median
Degree or higher
18.3%16.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
71.5%6.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00most of the state does not observe DST
Businesses
645

Where 86401 is

Kingman, Arizona — 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

Population29,071
Median age47
Family households66.2%
Born outside the US5.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.4%
White (non-Hispanic)76.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.9%
Hispanic or Latino16%
Veterans13.9%
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$64,087
Income per person$34,213
Poverty rate13.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.2%
$10–15k2.7%
$15–20k4.9%
$20–25k4.0%
$25–30k2.6%
$30–35k5.3%
$35–40k3.3%
$40–45k5.3%
$45–50k5.4%
$50–60k9.7%
$60–75k14.3%
$75–100k11.2%
$100–125k9.2%
$125–150k7.3%
$150–200k7.2%
$200k or more3.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed12,190
Mean adjusted gross income$68,956
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.8%
Returns, under $25k28.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.9%
Returns, $200k or more3.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$247,300
Median gross rent$1,045
Rent as a share of household income29.3%
Owner-occupied71.5%
Vacant homes8.6%
Median year built1995

What the homes are

Detached house80.7%
Attached house1.8%
2 to 4 units3.8%
5 to 19 units3.1%
20 or more units3.1%
Mobile home7.1%
Boat, RV or van0.3%
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$289,592as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 17%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 95.4%
Typical asking rent$1,398as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 2.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$295,493$107,468

$113,084 in 2000 to $289,592 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%
High school diploma or higher92.1%
Works from home7.2%
Drives to work alone80.5%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.4%
Health

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

Obesity32.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.4% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.7% 4.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.6% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.1% 1.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.7% 5.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.7% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.8% 2.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.7% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.7% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.9% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist54.4% 6.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.2% 4.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.1% 2.3 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.5% 2.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.9% 3.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.8% 4.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use64% 11.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.5% 3.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.3% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16.9% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.1% 0.5 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments645
People employed8,942
Annual payroll$365,711,000
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 84.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 12 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss72.4 out of 100
Community resilience0.9 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.

Wildfire99.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave91.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning90.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide88.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather87.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding84.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought61.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche59.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail45.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind44.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake42.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity38.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm34.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado1.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Arizona 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 ZIPArizonaUnited States
Median household income$64,087$76,872$78,538
Income per person$34,213$40,736$43,289
Poverty rate13.3%12.8%12.4%
Median home value$247,300$358,900$303,400
Median gross rent$1,045$1,431$1,348
Homeownership71.5%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%32.6%35%
Unemployment rate4.2%5.2%5.2%
Works from home7.2%16.5%13.5%
Born outside the US5.2%12.9%13.9%
Median age4738.838.7
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 stationKINGMAN MOHAVE CO AP, AZ US25.1 km away
Rain in a year8 in

Average high and low by month

January57.4°F / 30.9°F0.98 in rain
February60.6°F / 33.3°F1.04 in rain
March67.4°F / 38.1°F0.59 in rain
April74.8°F / 43.4°F0.46 in rain
May84.9°F / 52.7°F0.08 in rain
June95.1°F / 62.3°F0.11 in rain
July98.7°F / 70°F0.86 in rain
August97.2°F / 68.9°F0.88 in rain
September90.9°F / 60.4°F0.96 in rain
October78.9°F / 48.3°F0.74 in rain
November66.1°F / 36.5°F0.62 in rain
December55.7°F / 30.2°F0.68 in rain
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 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Owens-Whitney Elementary District45.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Kingman Unified School District35.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Hackberry School District14.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Peach Springs Unified District4.2% 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 vulnerability45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Household characteristics41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

86411 Hackberry, AZ26.4 km away
86437 Valentine, AZ28.5 km away
86412 Hualapai, AZ32 km away
86409 Kingman, AZ32.4 km away
86402 Kingman, AZ35.8 km away
86443 Temple Bar Marina, AZ44.1 km away
85360 Wikieup, AZ48.5 km away
86438 Yucca, AZ49.9 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.

Mohave County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeNot observed in most of the state; the Navajo Nation is the exception
Land area1226.34 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density24 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.1328, -113.7033

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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