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85012

ZIP 85012 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
8,704
Coordinates
33.5076, -112.0710
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Where 85012 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85012
  • 🔢 Type 85012 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIOSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,012 = 2 × 2 × 53 × 401. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110000010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85011 (Phoenix, AZ, 4 mi away) and 85013 (Phoenix, AZ, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85012 becomes 21058, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01258, 01825, 01852, 02185, 02815, 05821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01825 in North Reading, MA, 2,293 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 87%.
  • 🎯864 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85012 and you would come out at 33.51°S, 67.93°E — 1,101 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 2.3 square miles of land, 85012 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,704This ZIP8,704
Households4,757This ZIP4,757
Housing units5,204This ZIP5,204
Median age37.8This ZIP37.8Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$86,620This ZIP$86,620Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$735,000This ZIP$735,000Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,746This ZIP$1,746Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher61.3%This ZIP61.3%
Mean commute21.7 minThis ZIP21.7 min
Population density3,861.6 / sq miThis ZIP3,861.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,090This ZIP1,090
Employees36,543This ZIP36,543
Annual payroll$2,957,008,000This ZIP$2,957,008,000
Tax returns filed4,900This ZIP4,900
Total adjusted gross income$739,577,000This ZIP$739,577,000

Land area

Land area2.25 sq miThis ZIP2.25 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 85012

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ZIP codes near 85012

ZIPCityDistance
85014 Phoenix, AZ 0.8 mi
85013 Phoenix, AZ 0.8 mi
85015 Phoenix, AZ 1.8 mi
85016 Phoenix, AZ 2.3 mi
85017 Phoenix, AZ 3.0 mi
85006 Phoenix, AZ 3.2 mi
85004 Phoenix, AZ 3.9 mi
85021 Phoenix, AZ 3.9 mi
85003 Phoenix, AZ 4.0 mi
85001 Phoenix, AZ 4.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85012?

85012 is in Phoenix, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.5076, -112.0710.

What county is 85012 in?

85012 lies in Maricopa County.

What area code is 85012?

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

What time zone is 85012 in?

85012 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85012?

About 8,704 people live in ZIP code 85012, in 4,757 households, at 3,861.6 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 85012?

$86,620 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85012?

The closest are 85014 (0.8 mi), 85013 (0.8 mi), 85015 (1.8 mi), 85016 (2.3 mi) and 85017 (3 mi).

Is 85012 a PO Box ZIP code?

85012 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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