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85028

ZIP 85028 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
18,752
Coordinates
33.5816, -112.0081
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Where 85028 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 85028
  • 🔢 Type 85028 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZOSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,028 = 2 × 2 × 29 × 733. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110000100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85027 (Phoenix, AZ, 9 mi away) and 85029 (Phoenix, AZ, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85028 becomes 82058 — and that is a real ZIP code: Garrett, WY, 687 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02858, 02885, 05828, 08528, 08825, 08852, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02885 in Warren, RI, 2,276 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 87%.
  • 🎯859 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85028 and you would come out at 33.58°S, 67.99°E — 1,095 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 6.9 square miles of land, 85028 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,752This ZIP18,752
Households7,972This ZIP7,972
Housing units8,662This ZIP8,662
Median age49.6This ZIP49.6Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$125,054This ZIP$125,054Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$642,200This ZIP$642,200Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,850This ZIP$1,850Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher58.6%This ZIP58.6%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density2,737.1 / sq miThis ZIP2,737.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,002This ZIP1,002
Employees8,349This ZIP8,349
Annual payroll$485,470,000This ZIP$485,470,000
Tax returns filed10,430This ZIP10,430
Total adjusted gross income$1,840,169,000This ZIP$1,840,169,000

Land area

Land area6.85 sq miThis ZIP6.85 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 85028

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ZIP codes near 85028

ZIPCityDistance
85020 Phoenix, AZ 2.9 mi
85032 Phoenix, AZ 3.1 mi
85253 Paradise Valley, AZ 3.8 mi
85022 Phoenix, AZ 3.9 mi
85254 Scottsdale, AZ 4.1 mi
85018 Phoenix, AZ 4.4 mi
85016 Phoenix, AZ 5.1 mi
85021 Phoenix, AZ 5.2 mi
85014 Phoenix, AZ 5.9 mi
85029 Phoenix, AZ 5.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85028?

85028 is in Phoenix, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.5816, -112.0081.

What county is 85028 in?

85028 lies in Maricopa County.

What area code is 85028?

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

What time zone is 85028 in?

85028 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85028?

About 18,752 people live in ZIP code 85028, in 7,972 households, at 2,737.1 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 85028?

$125,054 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85028?

The closest are 85020 (2.9 mi), 85032 (3.1 mi), 85253 (3.8 mi), 85022 (3.9 mi) and 85254 (4.1 mi).

Is 85028 a PO Box ZIP code?

85028 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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