ZIP Code 84776 — Tropic town, UT Demographics & Data

ZIP code 84776 covers Tropic, UT in Garfield County with a population of about 537.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 42.8 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

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

Median household income in ZIP 84776 is about $64,375 — about 14% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 1.9%; unemployment rate near 3.2%; 24.3% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 9.4 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Food services, Information, and Retail trade; about 2.1% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 13.1 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 $223,000 — about 36% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 84.0% (about 18.6 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 84776 in Tropic, UT, a household would need roughly $61,000 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 $1,432. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($64,375). 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 Tropic town, 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 Tropic town, UT show little to no average snow and around 16.6 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 41 for ZIP 84776 (Tropic town, 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.