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84720

ZIP 84720 is in Cedar City, Utah, mostly in Iron County; area code 435; Mountain time. Cedar City has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 84721.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Iron +1 more
Metro area
Cedar City, UT
Population
25,708
Coordinates
37.5934, -113.2923
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Where 84720 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 84720
  • 🔢 Type 84720 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZLhB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 84,720 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 353. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100101011110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 84719 (Brian Head, UT, 28 mi away) and 84721 (Cedar City, UT, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 84720 becomes 02748 — and that is a real ZIP code: South Dartmouth, MA, 2,248 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02478, 02748, 02874, 04287, 07428, 07842, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04287 in Bowdoin, ME, 2,281 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 88%.
  • 🎯807 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 84720 and you would come out at 37.59°S, 66.71°E — 831 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 341.5 square miles of land, 84720 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 259 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population25,708This ZIP25,708
Households8,306This ZIP8,306
Housing units9,187This ZIP9,187
Median age29.5This ZIP29.5Utah32.0US 38.9
Median household income$67,670This ZIP$67,670Utah$95,166US $80,734
Median home value$420,000This ZIP$420,000Utah$489,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,000This ZIP$1,000Utah$1,496US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.4%This ZIP36.4%
Mean commute13.7 minThis ZIP13.7 min
Population density75.3 / sq miThis ZIP75.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,057This ZIP1,057
Employees10,657This ZIP10,657
Annual payroll$429,076,000This ZIP$429,076,000
Tax returns filed10,120This ZIP10,120
Total adjusted gross income$717,185,000This ZIP$717,185,000

Land area

Land area341.48 sq miThis ZIP341.48 sq mi
Water area1.79 sq miThis ZIP1.79 sq mi

Counties 84720 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Iron County 68.8%
Washington County 31.2%

Other place names in 84720

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 84720

ZIPCityDistance
84757 New Harmony, UT 9.0 mi
84742 Kanarraville, UT 9.0 mi
84721 Cedar City, UT 14.9 mi
84722 Central, UT 16.3 mi
84781 Pine Valley, UT 16.9 mi
84756 Newcastle, UT 17.4 mi
84779 Virgin, UT 20.2 mi
84772 Summit, UT 23.4 mi
84774 Toquerville, UT 24.2 mi
84746 Leeds, UT 24.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 84720?

84720 is in Cedar City, Utah, in Iron County, part of the Cedar City, UT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.5934, -113.2923.

What county is 84720 in?

84720 spans 2 counties: Iron County and Washington County. Most of it falls in Iron County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 84720?

Cedar City uses area code 435, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 84720 in?

84720 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 84720?

About 25,708 people live in ZIP code 84720, in 8,306 households, at 75.3 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 84720?

$67,670 a year, against $95,166 across Utah.

What ZIP codes are near 84720?

The closest are 84757 (9 mi), 84742 (9 mi), 84721 (14.9 mi), 84722 (16.3 mi) and 84781 (16.9 mi).

Is 84720 a PO Box ZIP code?

84720 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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