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86438 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 86438 covers Yucca, Arizona, with a population of about 692 and a median household income of $41,000.

Population
6921 per square mile
Median age
6627.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$41,00047% below the Arizona median
Poverty rate
13.7%1.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$235,531up 29.2% in five years
Degree or higher
17.1%17.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
97.2%32.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00most of the state does not observe DST
Businesses
12

Where 86438 is

Yucca, 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

Population692
Median age66
Family households59.8%
Born outside the US2.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.2%
White (non-Hispanic)80.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino12%
Veterans19%
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$41,000
Income per person$28,787
Poverty rate13.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.1%
$10–15k1.6%
$15–20k7.8%
$20–25k11.9%
$25–30k2.6%
$30–35k15.0%
$35–40k7.0%
$40–45k3.9%
$45–50k12.4%
$50–60k14.5%
$60–75k3.9%
$75–100k10.4%
$100–125k1.0%
$125–150k1.0%
$150–200k2.8%
$200k or more1.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$278,200
Owner-occupied97.2%
Vacant homes35.7%
Median year built2002

What the homes are

Detached house53.5%
Mobile home45.5%
Boat, RV or van1%
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$235,531as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 10.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 153.6%
Typical home value since 2000
201320192026$235,531$80,889

$80,889 in 2013 to $235,531 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.1%
High school diploma or higher89.9%
Works from home10.9%
Drives to work alone82.3%
Takes public transport3.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more50%
Health

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

Obesity35.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes18.2% 6.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes20.6% 7.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure49.3% 15.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health28.9% 8.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.9% 1.6 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity34.2% 8.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis39.4% 14.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.3% 6.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)13.5% 5.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease13.4% 7.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening55.9% 8.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD15.8% 9.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist52% 9.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability44.3% 13.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support28.3% 3.5 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity19.1% 2 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps16.6% 2.3 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability14.5% 7.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol46.1% 9.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12% 3.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.2% 5.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use61.3% 14.6 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 disability26.4% 12.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)20.1% 6.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability7.4% 3.4 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.7% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.4% 3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke7% 3.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost21.6% 8.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability9.2% 3.6 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments12
People employed161
Annual payroll$10,430,000
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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 95.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss85.8 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.

Wildfire99.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning97.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding97.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave96.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather95.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide90.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought69.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind64.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche61.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm54.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake53.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail51.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity46.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado2Very 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$41,000$76,872$78,538
Income per person$28,787$40,736$43,289
Poverty rate13.7%12.8%12.4%
Median home value$278,200$358,900$303,400
Median gross rent$1,431$1,348
Homeownership97.2%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.1%32.6%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.2%5.2%
Works from home10.9%16.5%13.5%
Born outside the US2.3%12.9%13.9%
Median age6638.838.7
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 stationYUCCA 1 NNE, AZ US1.5 km away
Rain in a year7 in

Average high and low by month

January61.1°F / 37.9°F1.06 in rain
February64.7°F / 40°F1.29 in rain
March71.5°F / 45.2°F0.83 in rain
April79.1°F / 50.4°F0.27 in rain
May88.5°F / 59.7°F0.1 in rain
June99.2°F / 68.9°F0.05 in rain
July103.2°F / 77.4°F0.45 in rain
August102.3°F / 76.3°F0.55 in rain
September96.4°F / 67.7°F0.49 in rain
October83.9°F / 55.5°F0.52 in rain
November70.5°F / 44.2°F0.46 in rain
December60°F / 36.9°F0.59 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 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Yucca Elementary District66.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Owens-Whitney Elementary District18.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Colorado River Union High School District5.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Topock Elementary District5.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Kingman Unified School District4.8% 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 vulnerability61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Household characteristics58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport62more vulnerable than 62% 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.

86433 Oatman, AZ27.5 km away
86436 Topock, AZ32.1 km away
86443 Temple Bar Marina, AZ37.7 km away
86404 Lake Havasu City, AZ38.7 km away
86446 Mohave Valley, AZ40.4 km away
86440 Mohave Valley, AZ40.7 km away
86426 Fort Mohave, AZ41 km away
92363 Needles, CA41.2 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 area960.74 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density1 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.8722, -114.1494

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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