To the south of the Beryl, Beryl Junction area is zip code 84725. Enterprise is the largest city in the entire Escalante Desert Valley and resides within this zip code. This zip code is within Washington County, one of at least three counties in the valley.

The Escalante Desert Valley ends just south of Entprise, as you climb into the Bull Valley Mountain range, most of which is part of the Dixie National Forest.

The demographics for zip code 84725 are as follows.

Zip code population in 2000 - 1472… estimated in 2007 at 1779.

There are approximately 50.3% males and 49.7% females.

The land area of this zip code is 239.8 sqare miles with approximately .9 square miles of water. Most of that is contained in the Upper Enterprise Reservoir. The population density is about 7 people per square mile, still lower than the average golf course, and considered very low.

The estimated cost of living is 86.4 with the US average at 100.

The population is predominately Caucasion with the majority of “first ancestries” reported as English.

There are three reported sex offenders living within this zip code as reported on City-Data.com.

Even though the majority of the people live in Enterprise, the entire zip code is considered 100% rural.

The median age is 25.1 years as compared with the Utah average of 27.1 years. Household size is also slightly higher at 3.5 compared to 3.1 people per household for Utah.

The estimated median household income in 2007 was $42,419 below the estimated state average of $55,109.

Estimated real estate property taxes paid in 2007 was $551 compared with $956 for the rest of Utah.

Ever wondered about the “real makeup” of the Escalante Desert Valley? Here is some data gleaned from City-Data.com, which has compiled and projected data from the 2000 US Census (long form).

Putting in information for zip code 84714 you’ll discover…

Zip Code population in 2000 - 844… estimated in 2007 at 999.

There are approximately 50.5% male and 49.5% female residents.

The land area of this zip code is 552.5 miles with about .1 square mile covered by water. That makes the population density of about 2 people per square mile. That compares to a state-wide density of 27.2 people per square mile.

The estimated cost of living index is rated at 76.3 - low (US Average is 100)

The population is predominately Caucasian, followed by Hispanic, American Indian, mixed (2 or more) race, and “other”.

The entire area is considered “rural”. There are no incorporated towns, or cities within this zip code.

The median age is 28.5 years, compared with Utah overall median age of 27.1 years.  The average household size is slightly larger at 3.3 people per household in this zip code compared to 3.1 people per household average in Utah.

The estimated median household in this zip code for 2007 was $36,372 as compared with the rest of Utah, estimated at $55,109.

Estimated real estate property taxes paid in 2007 - $429 (the Utah average is 956)