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Rio Rico ZIP code, Arizona

The ZIP code for Rio Rico, AZ is 85648, and its area code is 520.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
22,017
Area code
520
State
Arizona

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Rio Rico itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Nogales (6.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Rio Rico uses the ZIP code above. 2 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Rio Rico in numbers

About 22,017 people live in Rio Rico, in 7,185 households, the 42nd-largest of Arizona's 441 census places. The median household income is $61,348 a year, 23% below the Arizona median of $79,964 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $224,100 (43% below the Arizona median), and median gross rent is $1,091 a month. The median age is 34.6; 22.1% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (33.3% across Arizona); the average commute takes 28 minutes.

Population22,017Rio Rico22,017
Households7,185Rio Rico7,185
Median age34.6Rio Rico34.6Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$61,348Rio Rico$61,348Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$224,100Rio Rico$224,100Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,091Rio Rico$1,091Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.1%Rio Rico22.1%Arizona33.3%US 35.7%
Mean commute28.3 minRio Rico28.3 minArizona25.4 minUS 26.4 min
Population density349 / sq miRio Rico349 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Rio Rico CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Rio Rico

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Rio Rico
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
85648 Rio Rico , AZ Standard 22,118 $61,519 $224,900

Other ZIP codes overlapping Rio Rico

These ZIP codes cover part of Rio Rico but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Rio Rico
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
85640 Tumacacori , AZ Standard 207 $55,417 —
85646 Tubac , AZ Standard 1,345 $73,438 $491,300

Map of Rio Rico ZIP codes

85648

The ZIP codes of Rio Rico, AZ, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Rio Rico

The nearest larger towns are Green Valley (22,114 people, 24 mi), Sahuarita (35,862 people, 30 mi) and Sierra Vista (45,155 people, 40 mi).

Towns near Rio Rico
TownPopulationDistance
Nogales 19,841 9.9 mi
Green Valley 22,114 23.7 mi

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