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ZIP Code 84534: Montezuma Creek, UT

ZIP code 84534 uses the postal name Montezuma Creek, Utah and lies entirely in San Juan County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 2,500 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $47,708 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Montezuma Creek (3%) and Aneth (2%); 95% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • ZBP2023
8national area: Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico and 2 more
845sectional center: Provo, UT (SCF 846)
34delivery area within it
Town
Montezuma Creek · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Montezuma Creek (3%) census-designated place; Aneth (2%) census-designated place
House district
UT-3 119th Congress
State
Utah
Time zone
Mountain
Land area
473.7 sq mi · 5 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 84534?

84534 centers on 37.216°, -109.266° and covers 473.7 square miles of land plus 3.1 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 84512, 86514, 84511, 81331, 81321, 81324.

81321 · Cortez81324 · Dove Creek81331 · Pleasant View84511 · Blanding84512 · Bluff86514 · Teec Nos Pos84534 · Montezuma Creek (this ZIP)8453486514813248132184511845128133181321 · Cortez81324 · Dove Creek81331 · Pleasant View84511 · Blanding84512 · Bluff86514 · Teec Nos Pos84534 · Montezuma Creek (this ZIP)8453486514813248132184511845128133181321 · Cortez81324 · Dove Creek81331 · Pleasant View84511 · Blanding84512 · Bluff86514 · Teec Nos Pos84534 · Montezuma Creek (this ZIP)84534865148132481321845118451281331
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 84534 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries.<$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 84534, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 84534 compare with the rest of San Juan County?

Rank of 84534 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure84534In San Juan CountyIn UT
People (ACS 2020-2024)2,4736th of 12133rd of 298
Median household income$48k5th of 5144th of 145
Median home value$62k5th of 6153rd of 153

Its median household income is higher than in 12% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 11% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 84534?

The 2020 Census counted 2,653 people in 84534; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 2,473. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024
2,473±259 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
2,653
Households
746
Median age
32.4

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 84534?

Of the 2,473 people the ACS estimates in 84534, 26.2% are under 18 and 10.9% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Other or two or more (96.1%).

  • Under 1826.2%
  • 18 to 6462.9%
  • 65 and older10.9%
Age of the people of 84534 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • Other or two or more96.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino2.3%
  • White, not Hispanic1.3%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.3%
  • Black, not Hispanic0.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 84534 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 84534 earn?

Median household income is $47,708 (ACS 2020-2024), the 5th highest of the 5 ranked ZIP codes in San Juan County.

Median household income
$47,708±$7,627
Income per person
$19,586
Below the poverty line
29.8%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
22.2%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
9.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 84534?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$62,000
Median gross rent
$796
Homes owned by their occupants
81.5%
Housing units
1,010

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).

What businesses are in 84534?

10 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 fewer than in 2018; the most are in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 84534?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 84534, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
84512Bluff860$54k16.8 mi
86514Teec Nos Pos, AZ2,519$48k21.7 mi
84511Blanding4,382$73k23.0 mi
81331Pleasant View, CO432$84k25.3 mi
81321Cortez, CO14,236$60k30.0 mi
81324Dove Creek, CO1,815$72k32.7 mi
87420Shiprock, NM10,586$36k30.5 mi (near)
84531Mexican Hat518$32k33.0 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.