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84542

ZIP 84542 is Wellington, Utah, in Carbon County; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Carbon
Metro area
Price, UT
Population
1,624
Coordinates
39.7429, -110.4885
☼ Live from 84542 — Wellington, UT

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Where 84542 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 84542
  • 🔢 Type 84542 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhShB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 84,542 = 2 × 41 × 1031. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100101000111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 84540 (Thompson, UT, 63 mi away) and 84601 (Provo, UT, 72 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 84542 becomes 24548, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24458, 24485, 24845, 24854, 25844, 28445, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28544 in Midway Park, NC, 1,849 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 86%.
  • 🎯632 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 84542 and you would come out at 39.74°S, 69.51°E — 665 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 16.4 square miles of land, 84542 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,624This ZIP1,624
Households590This ZIP590
Housing units714This ZIP714
Median age33.5This ZIP33.5Utah32.0US 38.9
Median household income$61,466This ZIP$61,466Utah$95,166US $80,734
Median home value$179,500This ZIP$179,500Utah$489,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$888This ZIP$888Utah$1,496US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.9%This ZIP13.9%
Mean commute16.2 minThis ZIP16.2 min
Population density99.0 / sq miThis ZIP99.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees426This ZIP426
Annual payroll$23,948,000This ZIP$23,948,000
Tax returns filed760This ZIP760
Total adjusted gross income$42,003,000This ZIP$42,003,000

Land area

Land area16.41 sq miThis ZIP16.41 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 84542

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ZIP codes near 84542

ZIPCityDistance
84539 Sunnyside, UT 12.4 mi
84520 East Carbon, UT 15.1 mi
84529 Kenilworth, UT 15.3 mi
84501 Price, UT 22.6 mi
84021 Duchesne, UT 25.4 mi
84526 Helper, UT 25.7 mi
84521 Elmo, UT 26.8 mi
84518 Cleveland, UT 32.0 mi
84027 Fruitland, UT 32.4 mi
84052 Myton, UT 39.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 84542?

84542 is in Wellington, Utah, in Carbon County, part of the Price, UT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7429, -110.4885.

What county is 84542 in?

84542 lies in Carbon County.

What time zone is 84542 in?

84542 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 84542?

About 1,624 people live in ZIP code 84542, in 590 households, at 99.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 84542?

$61,466 a year, against $95,166 across Utah.

What ZIP codes are near 84542?

The closest are 84539 (12.4 mi), 84520 (15.1 mi), 84529 (15.3 mi), 84501 (22.6 mi) and 84021 (25.4 mi).

Is 84542 a PO Box ZIP code?

84542 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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