Residential delivery area · Arizona
ZIP Code 86540: Nazlini, AZ
ZIP code 86540 uses the postal name Nazlini, Arizona and lies entirely in Apache County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,200 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $24,271 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 3% of its land lies in Nazlini (a census-designated place); 97% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Nazlini · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Apache County
- Census places
- Nazlini census-designated place
- House district
- AZ-2 119th Congress
- State
- Arizona
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Land area
- 241.0 sq mi · 5 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 86540?
86540 centers on 35.941°, -109.444° and covers 241.0 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 86504, 86503, 87328, 86505.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 86540, 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 86540 compare with the rest of Apache County?
| Measure | 86540 | In Apache County | In AZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 1,220 | 22nd of 34 | 326th of 417 |
| Median household income | $24k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $31k | 15th of 15 | 281st of 282 |
86540's median household income is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$8,750) is more than a quarter of the figure ($24,271). 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 11% 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 86540?
The 2020 Census counted 1,099 people in 86540; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,220. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 1,220±212 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 1,099
- Households
- 337
- Median age
- 27.2
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 86540?
Of the 1,220 people the ACS estimates in 86540, 33.1% are under 18 and 12.4% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Other or two or more (99.0%).
- Under 1833.1%
- 18 to 6454.5%
- 65 and older12.4%
- Other or two or more99.0%
- Black, not Hispanic0.7%
- Hispanic or Latino0.2%
- 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 86540 earn?
Median household income is $24,271 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $24,271±$8,750
- Income per person
- $11,448
- Below the poverty line
- 51.4%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 17.8%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 5.7%
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 86540?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $30,500
- Median gross rent
- $520
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 77.2%
- Housing units
- 473
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 86540?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86504 | Fort Defiance | 5,760 | $47k | 17.9 mi |
| 86503 | Chinle | 9,911 | $36k | 23.2 mi |
| 87328 | Navajo, NM | 3,043 | $34k | 23.8 mi |
| 86505 | Ganado | 6,779 | $29k | 26.4 mi |
| 86511 | Saint Michaels | 3,583 | $41k | 14.5 mi (near) |
| 86556 | Tsaile | 2,795 | $28k | 23.4 mi (near) |
| 86520 | Blue Gap | 2,293 | $15k | 30.3 mi (near) |
| 86515 | Window Rock | 3,433 | $47k | 30.4 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.