| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 3 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 435 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:26 PM |
| Population: | 2,568 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 49055 |
| Land Area: | 1,688 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.3263, -111.2394 |
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2,568 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 1,688 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 2,742 to 2,568 from 2014 to 2024 — a -6.3% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 84773 (Teasdale, $123,164 median) and poorest ZIP 84734 (Hanksville, $38,095) are 60.0 miles apart — a 3.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 6.5× across this county — from $94,800 in 84734 (Hanksville) to $617,400 in 84773 (Teasdale).
Density varies 16× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 84734 (Hanksville) to 6 in 84749 (Lyman).
Educational attainment ranges from 4.1% bachelor's+ in 84734 (Hanksville) to 67.6% in 84773 (Teasdale) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Utah, this is the #27 most populous of 29 counties and ranks #12 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $90,734 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
27.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (544 of 1,947 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 3 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
Median household income spans 3.2× 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.
Wayne County lost 6.3% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: