ZIP Code 85540 — Clifton town, AZ Demographics & Data

ZIP code 85540 covers Clifton, AZ in Greenlee County with a population of about 3,887.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 27.3 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 928; U.S. House district AZ-6; the PHOENIX (PRESCOTT) media market.

Median household income in ZIP 85540 is about $80,000 — about 6% above the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 9.4%; unemployment rate near 4.2%; 28.6% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 5.1 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Mining, Education, and Agriculture; about 0.1% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 15.1 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $381 (about 67% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 2.2% (about 63.2 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Clifton town, AZ as Very Low (composite score 12.4), which is relatively lower than many U.S. communities. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (82.5) and flood (29.6). 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 Clifton town, AZ show little to no average snow and around 17.0 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 130 for ZIP 85540 (Clifton town, AZ) 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.