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85017

ZIP 85017 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
46,129
Coordinates
33.5088, -112.1231
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Where 85017 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85017
  • 🔢 Type 85017 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIOSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,017 = 3 × 17 × 1667. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110000011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85016 (Phoenix, AZ, 5 mi away) and 85018 (Phoenix, AZ, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85017 becomes 71058 — and that is a real ZIP code: Minden, LA, 1,091 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05871, 07851, 08751, 10578, 10587, 15078, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05871 in West Burke, VT, 2,262 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 85017 and you would come out at 33.51°S, 67.88°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 5.3 square miles of land, 85017 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population46,129This ZIP46,129
Households11,838This ZIP11,838
Housing units12,817This ZIP12,817
Median age24.3This ZIP24.3Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$58,346This ZIP$58,346Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$286,700This ZIP$286,700Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,299This ZIP$1,299Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.7%This ZIP11.7%
Mean commute25.9 minThis ZIP25.9 min
Population density8,764.8 / sq miThis ZIP8,764.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments704This ZIP704
Employees30,055This ZIP30,055
Annual payroll$1,179,294,000This ZIP$1,179,294,000
Tax returns filed14,210This ZIP14,210
Total adjusted gross income$527,092,000This ZIP$527,092,000

Land area

Land area5.26 sq miThis ZIP5.26 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 85017

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ZIP codes near 85017

ZIPCityDistance
85019 Phoenix, AZ 1.2 mi
85015 Phoenix, AZ 1.2 mi
85013 Phoenix, AZ 2.2 mi
85031 Phoenix, AZ 2.7 mi
85012 Phoenix, AZ 3.0 mi
85051 Phoenix, AZ 3.5 mi
85301 Glendale, AZ 3.6 mi
85014 Phoenix, AZ 3.8 mi
85021 Phoenix, AZ 4.0 mi
85311 Glendale, AZ 4.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85017?

85017 is in Phoenix, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.5088, -112.1231.

What county is 85017 in?

85017 lies in Maricopa County.

What area code is 85017?

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

What time zone is 85017 in?

85017 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85017?

About 46,129 people live in ZIP code 85017, in 11,838 households, at 8,764.8 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 85017?

$58,346 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85017?

The closest are 85019 (1.2 mi), 85015 (1.2 mi), 85013 (2.2 mi), 85031 (2.7 mi) and 85012 (3 mi).

Is 85017 a PO Box ZIP code?

85017 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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