| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 6 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 928 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:27 PM |
| Population: | 16,664 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 04012 |
| Land Area: | 3,619 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 13 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 33.7346, -114.1069 |
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16,664 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 3,619 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 20,348 to 16,664 from 2014 to 2024 — a -18.1% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 7 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 85348 (Salome, $63,618 median) and poorest ZIP 85334 (Ehrenberg, $39,143) are 43.5 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 4.7× across this county — from $45,600 in 85328 (Cibola) to $216,400 in 85344 (Parker).
Density varies 124× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 85357 (Wenden) to 122 in 85371 (Poston).
Educational attainment ranges from 4.7% bachelor's+ in 85325 (Bouse) to 21.6% in 85346 (Quartzsite) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Arizona, this is the #14 most populous of 16 counties and ranks #14 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $52,801 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
13.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,808 of 13,434 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 6 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
La Paz County lost 18.1% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85344 | Parker | Standard | 9,433 | $54,583 | 652.3 | -2.8% |
| 85346 | Quartzsite | PO Box | 2,458 | $44,028 | 504.6 | -42.8% |
| 85348 | Salome | Standard | 2,112 | $63,618 | 1,108.1 | -27.8% |
| 85325 | Bouse | PO Box | 1,203 | $47,691 | 592.4 | 50.0% |
| 85334 | Ehrenberg | PO Box | 697 | $39,143 | 159.0 | -33.7% |
| 85357 | Wenden | PO Box | 405 | $46,830 | 412.2 | -43.4% |
| 85328 | Cibola | Standard | 245 | — | 189.3 | -14.0% |
| 85371 | Poston | PO Box | 111 | — | 0.9 | -80.3% |
| 85359 | Quartzsite | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |