| ZIP Codes: | 10 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 5 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 435 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:05 PM |
| Population: | 62,180 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 49021 |
| CBSA: | Cedar City, UT |
| Land Area: | 2,833 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 3 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 37.7575, -113.2276 |
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62,180 residents live across 10 ZIPs covering 2,833 sq mi, served by 9 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 46,697 to 62,180 from 2014 to 2024 — a +33.2% change. 8 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 84742 (Kanarraville, $138,929 median) and poorest ZIP 84760 (Paragonah, $42,465) are 39.1 miles apart — a 3.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.7× across this county — from $184,200 in 84714 (Beryl) to $497,600 in 84742 (Kanarraville).
Density varies 121× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 84714 (Beryl) to 72 in 84720 (Cedar City).
Educational attainment ranges from 11.8% bachelor's+ in 84714 (Beryl) to 47.9% in 84742 (Kanarraville) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Utah, this is the #8 most populous of 29 counties and ranks #18 for median household income with the #3 fastest decade growth .
On the national stage, Iron County is and #43 for decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $66,712 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
31.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (11,273 of 35,564 reporting).
5 Standard delivery, 5 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
Median household income spans 3.3× between the wealthiest and poorest ZIPs — a sign of significant intra-county inequality.
Iron County grew 33.2% over the past decade — concentrated in 3 high-growth ZIPs:
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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84721 | Cedar City | Standard | 30,641 | $67,299 | 435.1 | 42.2% |
| 84720 | Cedar City | Standard | 25,708 | $67,670 | 357.3 | 28.5% |
| 84761 | Parowan | PO Box | 3,044 | $51,538 | 104.6 | 0.1% |
| 84760 | Paragonah | PO Box | 1,054 | $42,465 | 427.8 | 78.9% |
| 84714 | Beryl | Standard | 779 | $58,155 | 1,308.5 | 22.7% |
| 84756 | Newcastle | PO Box | 390 | $85,489 | 37.7 | 3.2% |
| 84742 | Kanarraville | Standard | 386 | $138,929 | 25.9 | 86.5% |
| 84772 | Summit | PO Box | 104 | — | 39.2 | -52.3% |
| 84719 | Brian Head | PO Box | 74 | $75,125 | 96.3 | 48.0% |
| 84753 | Modena | Standard | 0 | — | 0.3 | -100.0% |