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Sun Lakes ZIP codes, Arizona

No ZIP code is named for Sun Lakes, AZ; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 85248. Its area code is 520.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
13,924
Area code
520
State
Arizona

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Sun Lakes itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Stotonic Village (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Sun Lakes in numbers

About 13,924 people live in Sun Lakes, in 8,538 households. The median household income is $67,853 a year, 15% below the Arizona median of $79,964 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $455,200 (15% above the Arizona median), and median gross rent is $1,938 a month. The median age is 73.5; 39.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (33.3% across Arizona); the average commute takes 21 minutes.

Population13,924Sun Lakes13,924
Households8,538Sun Lakes8,538
Median age73.5Sun Lakes73.5Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$67,853Sun Lakes$67,853Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$455,200Sun Lakes$455,200Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,938Sun Lakes$1,938Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.4%Sun Lakes39.4%Arizona33.3%US 35.7%
Mean commute20.5 minSun Lakes20.5 minArizona25.4 minUS 26.4 min
Population density2,591 / sq miSun Lakes2,591 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Sun Lakes

These ZIP codes cover part of Sun Lakes but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Sun Lakes
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
85248 Chandler , AZ Standard 37,095 $94,495 $527,800

Map of Sun Lakes ZIP codes

85248

The ZIP codes of Sun Lakes, 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 Sun Lakes

The nearest larger towns are Chandler (280,136 people, 4.8 mi), Gilbert (280,262 people, 9.9 mi) and Tempe (188,065 people, 13 mi).

Towns near Sun Lakes
TownPopulationDistance
Chandler 280,136 4.8 mi
Gilbert 280,262 9.9 mi
Sacaton 3,429 11.3 mi
Guadalupe 5,272 11.8 mi
Tempe 188,065 12.5 mi
Maricopa 67,163 14.1 mi
Queen Creek 71,867 14.9 mi
Mesa 511,764 15.6 mi
San Tan Valley 109,189 17.9 mi
Casa Grande 60,905 22.2 mi
Apache Junction 41,058 22.3 mi
Paradise Valley 12,611 23.9 mi
Avondale 92,477 27.4 mi
Tolleson 7,668 27.5 mi

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