Paragonah, Utah Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 470. Estimated population in July 2024: 462 (-1.7% change)
Males: 237 (50.4%), Females: 233 (49.6%)

Iron County

Zip code: 84760

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.6 years
Median household income: $33,958
Median house value: $99,200

Population by Race

Races in Paragonah:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
• Hispanic (1.5%)
• Other race (0.6%)
• Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: English (32.3%), German (10.0%), United States (8.5%), Scottish (5.5%), French (4.5%), Welsh (4.5%).

Elevation: 5897 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Paragonah

• High school or higher: 89.6%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
• Unemployed: 4.9%
• Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Paragonah town

• Never married: 21.7%
• Now married: 65.6%
• Separated: 0.8%
• Widowed: 7.6%
• Divorced: 4.2%

1.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +161 (+52.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Paragonah:

• GARFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; PANGUITCH, UT)
• VALLEY VIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 29 miles; CEDAR CITY, UT)
• BEAVER VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; BEAVER, UT)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Paragonah:

• CEDAR CITY REGIONAL (about 25 miles; CEDAR CITY, UT; Abbreviation: CDC)
• ST GEORGE MUNI (about 79 miles; ST GEORGE, UT; Abbreviation: SGU)
• PAGE MUNI (about 115 miles; PAGE, AZ; Abbreviation: PGA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Paragonah:

• PAROWAN (about 4 miles; PAROWAN, UT; Abbreviation: 1L9)
• BEAVER MUNI (about 24 miles; BEAVER, UT; Abbreviation: U52)
• PANGUITCH MUNI (about 28 miles; PANGUITCH, UT; Abbreviation: U55)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Paragonah:

• SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; CEDAR CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 5,091)
• DIXIE STATE COLLEGE OF UTAH (about 78 miles; ST GEORGE, UT; Full-time enrollment: 4,347)
• SNOW COLLEGE (about 131 miles; EPHRAIM, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,632)
• NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (about 163 miles; FLAGSTAFF, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 15,758)
• UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 181 miles; OREM, UT; Full-time enrollment: 14,182)
• BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 185 miles; PROVO, UT; Full-time enrollment: 29,977)
• MOHAVE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 198 miles; KINGMAN, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,405)