PlainZIP

Cedar City, UT

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cedar City, UT: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 40,666. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CEDAR-CITY-UT · Cedar City, UT 2 ZIPs · 40,666 pop · #14297/25278 · Iron County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $67,485
  • RANK-MID #14297/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Brian Head
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 67% owners
  • POP-SMALL 40,666
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 84721→84720
  • HOME-MID $393,300

Nearest income peer: Brian Head, UT (+ $7,640 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Cedar City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Cedar City on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Cedar City, UT sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

43rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
40,666
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$67,485
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (2): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $67,485 and poverty 14.2% concentrate in 84721.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (66.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Cedar City as a pure owner town.

Within Utah, Escalante is the closest lower-income city and La Verkin the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Cedar City.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Cedar City differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Cedar City: $67,299 in ZIP 84721 to $67,670 in 84720. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.0×

84721 to 84720

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

84721 to 84720

Poverty-rate spread
1.8 points

84720 to 84721

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 84721 skews compact Cedar City

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 84721 covers about 52% of Cedar City's 40,666 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Cedar City

Citywide ZBP: 1,744 establishments, 16,814 employees , annual payroll $705,969k (~43 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 84720 (1,057 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (335) · also Health care and social assistance · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Cedar City, UT

These ZIP codes sit in Iron County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Cedar City. See the Iron County roll-up →

Cedar City lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Iron County: Newcastle, Kanarraville and Brian Head earn more and Parowan, Beryl and Paragonah earn less. Kanarraville marks the far end of that range at $138,929, 106% above Cedar City.

Side-by-side: Compare 84721 vs 84720 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
84721 20,961 $67,299 687 32
84720 19,705 $67,670 1,057 25
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Cedar City roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Cedar City, .