Carbon

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Utah

Carbon is a sparsely populated county in Utah with 6 ZIP codes, 21,413 people, and one of the lowest household incomes among US counties among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Carbon, UT sits among US counties with one of the lowest household incomes among US counties, on a sparsely populated county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

14th pct
household income vs 3,210 US counties
21,413
combined ZIP population
6
USPS ZIP codes covered
$51,068
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Carbon lands in the national county income distribution as one of the lowest household incomes among US counties on sparsely populated county footing (FIPS 49007, 6 ZIPs, combined population 21,413). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Lower household-income footing across 6 ZIPs (combined population 21,413). Cost-of-living reads should start from the densest ZIP rather than the county mean - sparse codes can dominate land area while a small urban ZIP carries most residents.

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6

Total ZIPs

21,413

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Carbon

Side-by-side: Compare 84501 vs 84526 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
84501 Price 13,612 37
84526 Helper 4,134 5
84542 Wellington 1,806 104
84520 East Carbon 1,302 89
84539 Sunnyside 379 4
84529 Kenilworth 180 55

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Carbon?

Carbon has a total population of 21,413 across 6 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Carbon?

Carbon includes 6 ZIP codes: 84501, 84526, 84542, 84520, 84539, 84529.

Carbon's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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