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Washington County, UT

Aggregated demographic, housing, and geographic context for the 20 ZIP codes inside Washington County, drawn from public Census ACS and SimpleMaps data.

ZIP codes
20
in this county
Total population
176,618
across all listed ZIPs
Cities
19
distinct city/town names
Avg density
76
people / sq mi
Avg median income
household, ACS
Avg home value
owner-occupied

ZIP codes in Washington County

ZIPCityPopulationDensityMedian income
84790 Saint George 50,503 403
84770 Saint George 44,908 241
84780 Washington 27,762 174
84737 Hurricane 20,896 32
84738 Ivins 8,928 73
84765 Santa Clara 7,697 62
84745 La Verkin 4,286 331
84774 Toquerville 1,818 28
84725 Enterprise 1,563 4
84757 New Harmony 1,265 9
84746 Leeds 1,187 24
84784 Hildale 1,069 98
84783 Dammeron Valley 1,042 12
84722 Central 927 4
84779 Virgin 806 1
84767 Springdale 684 1
84782 Veyo 470 9
84781 Pine Valley 351 2
84733 Gunlock 257 2
84763 Rockville 199 5

About Washington County

Counties are the workhorse unit of American local government — they administer property taxes, run the courts and sheriff’s office, manage many road and library systems, and in much of the country they collect public health and zoning data that ZIP codes don’t. Washington County in Utah contains roughly 20 ZIP codes spread across 19 distinct cities and unincorporated communities, with an aggregate population of about 176,618. Reading those ZIPs together at the county level smooths over neighborhood-by-neighborhood noise and surfaces the broader economic and demographic shape of the area. For block-level detail, drill into any individual ZIP profile or compare against the wider Utah index.

The average density across listed ZIPs sits at roughly 76, which classifies the county overall as a rural environment. That label is a generalization — nearly every county contains both a relatively dense core and quieter outlying ZIPs, and the gap between them is often what determines where you actually want to live or open a business. Average median household income in our enriched ZIPs lands near —, with average owner-occupied home values around —; both numbers move dramatically as you cross from one ZIP to the next, so use the table above as a sorting tool, not a verdict.

If you’re moving into Washington County, the county itself is also where most of your real-life paperwork will land — vehicle registration, voter registration, property recording, and school district enrollment in many states. Knowing the county that contains your prospective ZIP makes it much easier to look up the right tax assessor, election office, or school district website. Our relocation guide walks through the order in which to tackle these handoffs after a move.

For service-area planning, the county is also where most US business licensing and many sales-tax rules are administered. Service businesses scoping Washington County should pair this aggregate view with the individual ZIP profiles to identify the densest, highest-income pockets first, then expand outward along whatever transportation corridor matches their delivery model.