Postal Codes

86508 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 86508 covers Lupton, Arizona, with a population of about 504 and a median household income of $20,000.

Population
5046 per square mile
Median age
38.4about the US average
Median household income
$20,00074% below the Arizona median
Poverty rate
54.3%41.9 points above the US average
Median home value
$32,90091% below the Arizona median
Degree or higher
7.2%27.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
93.3%28.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00most of the state does not observe DST
Businesses
6

Where 86508 is

Lupton, 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

Population504
Median age38.4
Family households49.4%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home58.9%
White (non-Hispanic)1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.4%
Veterans2.1%
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$20,000
Income per person$11,953
Poverty rate54.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance34.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k32.0%
$10–15k13.5%
$15–20k4.5%
$20–25k6.7%
$25–30k3.9%
$30–35k6.7%
$35–40k0.6%
$40–45k8.4%
$45–50k2.2%
$50–60k3.9%
$60–75k3.4%
$75–100k10.1%
$100–125k2.2%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k1.7%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$32,900
Owner-occupied93.3%
Vacant homes30.7%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house81.3%
Mobile home18.7%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate23.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher7.2%
High school diploma or higher75.4%
Works from home0.9%
Drives to work alone85.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17.1%
Health

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

Obesity38.6% 5.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes20.7% 8.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes28.3% 15.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.8% 4.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health38.5% 18.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)16.4% 5.1 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity33.5% 8.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.3% 4.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12% 4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma15.2% 4.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease11% 4.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year70.7% 6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening75% 10.9 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability24.9% 10.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening46.8% 17.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD14.2% 7.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist37% 24.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability50.9% 20.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support39.5% 14.7 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity44.4% 27.3 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps38.8% 24.5 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability15.2% 8.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity29.4% 15.6 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability17.8% 9.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport25.7% 16.5 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use52.8% 23.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)23.5% 6.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability26.4% 12.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)23.6% 10.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability9.1% 5.1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat23.8% 15 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours43.8% 7.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke7.3% 3.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost33.9% 20.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability15.8% 10.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments6
People employed41
Annual payroll$829,000
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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 51.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss22.6 out of 100
Community resilience0.1 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.

Lightning99.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather97.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide94.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire91.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave83.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding68.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm52Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake50Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity41.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche37.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave24.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind20.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail19.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane19.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado1.7Very 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$20,000$76,872$78,538
Income per person$11,953$40,736$43,289
Poverty rate54.3%12.8%12.4%
Median home value$32,900$358,900$303,400
Median gross rent$1,431$1,348
Homeownership93.3%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher7.2%32.6%35%
Unemployment rate23.7%5.2%5.2%
Works from home0.9%16.5%13.5%
Born outside the US0%12.9%13.9%
Median age38.438.838.7
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 stationSANDERS, AZ US28.3 km away
Rain in a year8 in
Snow in a year4 in

Average high and low by month

January47.8°F / 18.9°F0.89 in rain, 0.8 in snow
February52.4°F / 22.3°F0.38 in rain, 0.7 in snow
March60.2°F / 25.9°F0.7 in rain, 0.7 in snow
April67.7°F / 30.9°F0.41 in rain
May77.1°F / 38°F0.32 in rain
June87.6°F / 46.2°F0.11 in rain
July90.4°F / 56.2°F1.17 in rain
August88°F / 55.7°F1.38 in rain
September81.9°F / 48.2°F0.53 in rain
October70.3°F / 36.5°F0.86 in rain
November58.3°F / 25.6°F0.7 in rain, 0.3 in snow
December48.1°F / 19.1°F0.71 in rain, 1.1 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket100% 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%.

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

Sanders Unified District81.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Window Rock Unified District18.6% 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 vulnerability86more vulnerable than 86% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Household characteristics48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status99more vulnerable than 99% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport85more vulnerable than 85% of US census tracts
Walkability3.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

86506 Houck, AZ16 km away
87319 Mentmore, NM26.2 km away
87305 Gallup, NM27.8 km away
86512 Sanders, AZ29.7 km away
87326 Vanderwagen, NM32.2 km away
86511 Saint Michaels, AZ32.6 km away
87301 Gallup, NM33 km away
87302 Gallup, NM34.2 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.

Apache 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 area81.94 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq mi
Population density6 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.3539, -109.0537

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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