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85003

ZIP 85003 is in Phoenix, Arizona, in Maricopa County; area codes 480, 602 and 623; Mountain Standard Time all year. Phoenix has 77 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Phoenix
County
Maricopa
Population
10,875
Coordinates
33.4505, -112.0783
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Where 85003 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85003
  • 🔢 Type 85003 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOOSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,003 = 167 × 509. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110000001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85002 (Phoenix, AZ, 0 mi away) and 85004 (Phoenix, AZ, 0 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85003 becomes 30058 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lithonia, GA, 1,605 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03580, 03850, 05038, 05083, 05830, 08035, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03850 in Melvin Village, NH, 2,288 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 87%.
  • 🎯867 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85003 and you would come out at 33.45°S, 67.92°E — 1,105 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 1.9 square miles of land, 85003 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,875This ZIP10,875
Households5,889This ZIP5,889
Housing units6,523This ZIP6,523
Median age38.0This ZIP38.0Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$60,461This ZIP$60,461Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$616,800This ZIP$616,800Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,392This ZIP$1,392Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.2%This ZIP43.2%
Mean commute20.6 minThis ZIP20.6 min
Population density5,846.8 / sq miThis ZIP5,846.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments559This ZIP559
Employees8,327This ZIP8,327
Annual payroll$535,742,000This ZIP$535,742,000
Tax returns filed4,940This ZIP4,940
Total adjusted gross income$479,580,000This ZIP$479,580,000

Land area

Land area1.86 sq miThis ZIP1.86 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 85003

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 85003

ZIPCityDistance
85001 Phoenix, AZ 0.3 mi
85002 Phoenix, AZ 0.3 mi
85005 Phoenix, AZ 0.3 mi
85010 Phoenix, AZ 0.3 mi
85011 Phoenix, AZ 0.3 mi
85025 Phoenix, AZ 0.3 mi
85030 Phoenix, AZ 0.3 mi
85036 Phoenix, AZ 0.3 mi
85038 Phoenix, AZ 0.3 mi
85039 Phoenix, AZ 0.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85003?

85003 is in Phoenix, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.4505, -112.0783.

What county is 85003 in?

85003 lies in Maricopa County.

What area code is 85003?

Phoenix uses area codes 480, 602 and 623, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 85003 in?

85003 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85003?

About 10,875 people live in ZIP code 85003, in 5,889 households, at 5,846.8 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 85003?

$60,461 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85003?

The closest are 85001 (0.3 mi), 85002 (0.3 mi), 85005 (0.3 mi), 85010 (0.3 mi) and 85011 (0.3 mi).

Is 85003 a PO Box ZIP code?

85003 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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