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85020

ZIP 85020 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
34,916
Coordinates
33.5661, -112.0556
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Where 85020 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 85020
  • 🔢 Type 85020 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZOSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,020 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 13 × 109. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110000011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85019 (Phoenix, AZ, 6 mi away) and 85021 (Phoenix, AZ, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85020 becomes 02058, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05820, 08025, 08052, 08205, 08250, 08502, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05820 in Albany, VT, 2,236 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 87%.
  • 🎯861 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85020 and you would come out at 33.57°S, 67.94°E — 1,097 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 55m.
  • 📏 At 8.8 square miles of land, 85020 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population34,916This ZIP34,916
Households16,709This ZIP16,709
Housing units18,365This ZIP18,365
Median age45.5This ZIP45.5Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$83,735This ZIP$83,735Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$447,200This ZIP$447,200Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,530This ZIP$1,530Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.4%This ZIP43.4%
Mean commute21.5 minThis ZIP21.5 min
Population density3,975.9 / sq miThis ZIP3,975.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,106This ZIP1,106
Employees18,360This ZIP18,360
Annual payroll$1,161,285,000This ZIP$1,161,285,000
Tax returns filed16,760This ZIP16,760
Total adjusted gross income$1,783,417,000This ZIP$1,783,417,000

Land area

Land area8.78 sq miThis ZIP8.78 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 85020

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

ZIP codes near 85020

ZIPCityDistance
85021 Phoenix, AZ 2.3 mi
85028 Phoenix, AZ 2.9 mi
85029 Phoenix, AZ 3.7 mi
85014 Phoenix, AZ 4.1 mi
85016 Phoenix, AZ 4.1 mi
85012 Phoenix, AZ 4.1 mi
85013 Phoenix, AZ 4.1 mi
85022 Phoenix, AZ 4.2 mi
85051 Phoenix, AZ 4.5 mi
85015 Phoenix, AZ 4.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85020?

85020 is in Phoenix, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.5661, -112.0556.

What county is 85020 in?

85020 lies in Maricopa County.

What area code is 85020?

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

What time zone is 85020 in?

85020 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85020?

About 34,916 people live in ZIP code 85020, in 16,709 households, at 3,975.9 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 85020?

$83,735 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85020?

The closest are 85021 (2.3 mi), 85028 (2.9 mi), 85029 (3.7 mi), 85014 (4.1 mi) and 85016 (4.1 mi).

Is 85020 a PO Box ZIP code?

85020 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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