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86406 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 86406 covers Lake Havasu City, Arizona, with a population of about 24,587 and a median household income of $74,171.

Population
24,587101 per square mile
Median age
57.318.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$74,171about the Arizona median
Poverty rate
11.1%1.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$492,568up 7.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,3118% below the Arizona median
Degree or higher
19.2%15.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
75.9%10.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00most of the state does not observe DST
Businesses
408

Where 86406 is

Lake Havasu City, 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

Population24,587
Median age57.3
Family households59.7%
Born outside the US6.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home8%
White (non-Hispanic)80.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Hispanic or Latino14%
Veterans14%
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$74,171
Income per person$48,553
Poverty rate11.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.0%
$10–15k2.2%
$15–20k3.1%
$20–25k4.0%
$25–30k2.9%
$30–35k4.3%
$35–40k4.1%
$40–45k3.3%
$45–50k3.0%
$50–60k8.7%
$60–75k9.1%
$75–100k16.9%
$100–125k12.8%
$125–150k6.7%
$150–200k3.9%
$200k or more9.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed11,350
Mean adjusted gross income$84,034
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6%
Returns, under $25k27.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.4%
Returns, $200k or more6.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$434,700
Median gross rent$1,311
Rent as a share of household income30.8%
Owner-occupied75.9%
Vacant homes19.4%
Median year built1995

What the homes are

Detached house87.3%
Attached house4.4%
2 to 4 units4.7%
5 to 19 units1.3%
20 or more units0.9%
Mobile home1.4%
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$492,568as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 7.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 97.2%
Typical asking rent$2,006as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$540,763$126,627

$126,627 in 2000 to $492,568 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$2,006$1,789

$1,789 in 2022 to $2,006 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.2%
High school diploma or higher94.3%
Works from home5.8%
Drives to work alone79%
Takes public transport0%
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.

Obesity30.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.5% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.2% 7.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19% 1.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.7% 3.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.4% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.5% 8.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.7% 5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)13.2% 5.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.8% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89% 3.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.7% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.3% 1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.9% 6.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.4% 6.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.2% 3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.2% 6.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use66.7% 9.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.8% 3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.9% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.2% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.5% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments408
People employed2,239
Annual payroll$87,737,000
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 17.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss16.7 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.

Heat wave88.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire77Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning68.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide66.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought62.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity50Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding37.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind32.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail29.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake25.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm22.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather9.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado0.6Very 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$74,171$76,872$78,538
Income per person$48,553$40,736$43,289
Poverty rate11.1%12.8%12.4%
Median home value$434,700$358,900$303,400
Median gross rent$1,311$1,431$1,348
Homeownership75.9%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.2%32.6%35%
Unemployment rate5.2%5.2%5.2%
Works from home5.8%16.5%13.5%
Born outside the US6.5%12.9%13.9%
Median age57.338.838.7
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 stationPARKER RESRVOIR, CA US15.3 km away
Rain in a year6 in

Average high and low by month

January65.5°F / 43.2°F1.03 in rain
February69.9°F / 46.5°F0.95 in rain
March77.2°F / 52.7°F0.77 in rain
April84.8°F / 58.9°F0.19 in rain
May93.6°F / 67.7°F0.08 in rain
June103.5°F / 76.9°F0.01 in rain
July107.4°F / 82.8°F0.43 in rain
August106.7°F / 82.3°F0.49 in rain
September100.7°F / 75.3°F0.57 in rain
October88.5°F / 62.9°F0.39 in rain
November75.2°F / 51.3°F0.28 in rain
December64.3°F / 42.5°F0.7 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 supermarket100% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Owens-Whitney Elementary District67.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Lake Havasu Unified District21.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Yucca Elementary District10.4% 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 vulnerability60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Household characteristics87more vulnerable than 87% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport23more vulnerable than 23% 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.

92267 Parker Dam, CA15.2 km away
86405 Lake Havasu City, AZ19.3 km away
86403 Lake Havasu City, AZ21.5 km away
86404 Lake Havasu City, AZ24.1 km away
92242 Earp, CA33.8 km away
85344 Parker, AZ33.9 km away
86438 Yucca, AZ50 km away
92280 Vidal, CA50.2 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 area244.45 sq mi
Water area5.92 sq mi
Population density101 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.4228, -114.1250

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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