ZIP Code 84759 — Panguitch city, UT Demographics & Data

ZIP code 84759 covers Panguitch, UT in Garfield County with a population of about 2,209.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 38.1 (near the U.S. median).

It sits in telephone area code 435; U.S. House district UT-2; the SALT LAKE CITY media market.

Median household income in ZIP 84759 is about $75,566 — about even with the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 5.2%; unemployment rate near 8.5%; 27.8% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 5.9 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Healthcare, Food services, and Retail trade; about 9.6% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 5.6 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $301,600 — about 13% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $632 (about 46% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 84.6% (about 19.2 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 84759 in Panguitch, UT, a household would need roughly $83,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $1,937. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($75,566). Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Panguitch city, UT as Very Low (composite score 37.6), which is relatively lower than many U.S. communities. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (78.3) and flood (48.8). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Panguitch city, UT show little to no average snow and around 10.4 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 167 for ZIP 84759 (Panguitch city, UT) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.