Sanders, AZ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sanders, AZ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,439. 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 SANDERS-AZ · Sanders, AZ 1 ZIPs · 2,439 pop · #24774/25278 · Apache County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $31,087
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24774/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Many Farms
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 69% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,439
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $76,300

Nearest income peer: Many Farms, AZ ( $819 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 Sanders

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Sanders 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 2026-08-06

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Sanders, AZ 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.

2nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,439
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$31,087
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 ($31,087 average) · poverty 46.4%. The primary code (86512) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Sanders as a pure owner town.

Within Arizona, Arivaca is the closest lower-income city and Bapchule the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Sanders.

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ZIP Codes in Sanders, AZ

These ZIP codes sit in Apache County, which covers 28 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Sanders. See the Apache County roll-up →

Sanders sits in the lower half of Apache County on income: Chinle, Fort Defiance and Eagar report more, Ganado, Concho and Many Farms report less. Saint Johns marks the far end of that range at $131,238, 322% above Sanders.

ZIP Code Population Density Timezone
86512 2,439 2 America/Phoenix

On a short ZIP footprint the city roll-up and the primary ZIP nearly coincide. Start at the Census ACS tables for Sanders, then BLS wages if you need the labor-market side of the same small geography.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2023). Verify with Census Bureau →

Source: HUD USPS Crosswalk (ZIP-to-county mapping) and Source: simplemaps.com (ZIP coordinates & timezones). Verify with HUD →

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Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.