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85006

ZIP 85006 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
21,905
Coordinates
33.4652, -112.0488
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Where 85006 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 85006
  • 🔢 Type 85006 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOOSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,006 = 2 × 19 × 2237. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110000001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85005 (Phoenix, AZ, 2 mi away) and 85007 (Phoenix, AZ, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85006 becomes 60058, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00685, 05068, 05086, 05680, 05860, 06058, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00685 in San Sebastian, PR, 2,963 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 87%.
  • 🎯865 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85006 and you would come out at 33.47°S, 67.95°E — 1,104 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 4.0 square miles of land, 85006 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,905This ZIP21,905
Households9,087This ZIP9,087
Housing units10,794This ZIP10,794
Median age34.3This ZIP34.3Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$58,248This ZIP$58,248Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$408,100This ZIP$408,100Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,270This ZIP$1,270Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.1%This ZIP26.1%
Mean commute22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min
Population density5,521.8 / sq miThis ZIP5,521.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments510This ZIP510
Employees11,784This ZIP11,784
Annual payroll$860,544,000This ZIP$860,544,000
Tax returns filed9,750This ZIP9,750
Total adjusted gross income$551,306,000This ZIP$551,306,000

Land area

Land area3.97 sq miThis ZIP3.97 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 85006

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ZIP codes near 85006

ZIPCityDistance
85004 Phoenix, AZ 1.5 mi
85001 Phoenix, AZ 1.9 mi
85002 Phoenix, AZ 1.9 mi
85005 Phoenix, AZ 1.9 mi
85010 Phoenix, AZ 1.9 mi
85011 Phoenix, AZ 1.9 mi
85025 Phoenix, AZ 1.9 mi
85030 Phoenix, AZ 1.9 mi
85036 Phoenix, AZ 1.9 mi
85038 Phoenix, AZ 1.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85006?

85006 is in Phoenix, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.4652, -112.0488.

What county is 85006 in?

85006 lies in Maricopa County.

What area code is 85006?

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

What time zone is 85006 in?

85006 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85006?

About 21,905 people live in ZIP code 85006, in 9,087 households, at 5,521.8 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 85006?

$58,248 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85006?

The closest are 85004 (1.5 mi), 85001 (1.9 mi), 85002 (1.9 mi), 85005 (1.9 mi) and 85010 (1.9 mi).

Is 85006 a PO Box ZIP code?

85006 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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