East Carbon, UT

Single-footprint Census roll-up for East Carbon, UT: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,302. 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 EAST-CARBON-UT · East Carbon, UT 1 ZIPs · 1,302 pop · #24117/25278 · Carbon County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $38,482
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24117/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Sunnyside
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 56% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,302
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $86,300

Nearest income peer: Sunnyside, UT ( $1,555 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 East Carbon

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest East Carbon 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, East Carbon, UT sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

5th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,302
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$38,482
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($38,482 average) · poverty 21.4%. The primary code (84520) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (55.8%) for this income tier, rent $1,029 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Utah, Hanksville is the closest lower-income city and Antimony the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for East Carbon.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 84520, is all of East Carbon

There is no split to weigh here: 84520 holds every one of East Carbon's 1,302 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP East Carbon

Citywide ZBP: 8 establishments, 45 employees , annual payroll $2,979k (~6 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 84520 (8 units) .

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ZIP Codes in East Carbon, UT

These ZIP codes sit in Carbon County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in East Carbon. See the Carbon County roll-up →

East Carbon sits in the lower half of Carbon County on income: Price, Helper and Wellington report more, and only Sunnyside reports less. Wellington marks the far end of that range at $61,466, 60% above East Carbon.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
84520 1,302 $38,482 8 89

East Carbon 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 East Carbon, .