| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 435 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:26 PM |
| Population: | 33,850 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 49047 |
| CBSA: | Vernal, UT |
| Land Area: | 2,407 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 18 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 40.3126, -109.6157 |
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33,850 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 2,407 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 32,487 to 33,850 from 2014 to 2024 — a +4.2% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 84076 (Tridell, $124,375 median) and poorest ZIP 84026 (Fort Duchesne, $32,321) are 10.7 miles apart — a 3.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.5× across this county — from $201,100 in 84026 (Fort Duchesne) to $309,000 in 84078 (Vernal).
Density varies 466× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 84063 (Randlett) to 322 in 84026 (Fort Duchesne).
Educational attainment ranges from 3.5% bachelor's+ in 84035 (Jensen) to 36.8% in 84076 (Tridell) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Utah, this is the #11 most populous of 29 counties and ranks #23 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $74,633 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
17.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,505 of 20,157 reporting).
8 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
Median household income spans 3.8× between the wealthiest and poorest ZIPs — a sign of significant intra-county inequality.
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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84078 | Vernal | Standard | 30,975 | $75,113 | 1,239.2 | 10.6% |
| 84039 | Lapoint | Standard | 713 | $60,893 | 97.5 | -17.2% |
| 84035 | Jensen | Standard | 568 | — | 436.6 | -12.5% |
| 84026 | Fort Duchesne | Standard | 565 | $32,321 | 1.8 | -63.6% |
| 84076 | Tridell | Standard | 460 | $124,375 | 14.6 | -13.4% |
| 84063 | Randlett | Standard | 322 | — | 465.5 | -29.1% |
| 84085 | Whiterocks | Standard | 247 | $58,250 | 26.6 | -43.3% |
| 84008 | Bonanza | Standard | 0 | — | 125.2 | — |
| 84079 | Vernal | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |