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ZIP Code 86520: Blue Gap, AZ
ZIP code 86520 uses the postal name Blue Gap, Arizona and lies mostly in Apache County (78% of its land) with the rest in Navajo County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 2,300 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $15,417 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 6% of its land lies in Low Mountain (a census-designated place); 94% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Blue Gap · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Apache County (78%); Navajo County (22%)
- Census places
- Low Mountain census-designated place
- House district
- AZ-2 119th Congress
- State
- Arizona
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Land area
- 284.6 sq mi · 8 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 86520?
86520 centers on 36.044°, -109.971° and covers 284.6 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 86503, 86510, 86034, 86505.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 86520, 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 86520 compare with the rest of Apache County?
| Measure | 86520 | In Apache County | In AZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 2,293 | 14th of 34 | 280th of 417 |
| Median household income | $15k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $56k | 8th of 15 | 273rd of 282 |
86520's median household income is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$4,473) is more than a quarter of the figure ($15,417). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 15% of 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 86520?
The 2020 Census counted 2,361 people in 86520; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 2,293. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 2,293±332 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 2,361
- Households
- 844
- Median age
- 33.0
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 86520?
Of the 2,293 people the ACS estimates in 86520, 26.3% are under 18 and 16.4% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Other or two or more (98.5%).
- Under 1826.3%
- 18 to 6457.3%
- 65 and older16.4%
- Other or two or more98.5%
- Hispanic or Latino1.2%
- Black, not Hispanic0.3%
- White, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
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 86520 earn?
Median household income is $15,417 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $15,417±$4,473
- Income per person
- $11,696
- Below the poverty line
- 53.6%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 36.4%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 5.8%
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 86520?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $55,800
- Median gross rent
- $716
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 87.6%
- Housing units
- 1,078
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 86520?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86503 | Chinle | 9,911 | $36k | 20.1 mi |
| 86510 | Pinon | 4,074 | $29k | 21.0 mi |
| 86034 | Keams Canyon | 1,983 | $37k | 21.1 mi |
| 86505 | Ganado | 6,779 | $29k | 32.6 mi |
| 86042 | Polacca | 2,019 | $70k | 26.3 mi (near) |
| 86540 | Nazlini | 1,220 | $24k | 30.3 mi (near) |
| 86538 | Many Farms | 1,714 | $30k | 32.1 mi (near) |
| 86039 | Kykotsmovi Village | 1,177 | $30k | 33.8 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.