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85040

ZIP 85040 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
34,117
Coordinates
33.4056, -112.0255
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Where 85040 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 85040
  • 🔢 Type 85040 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhOSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,040 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 1063. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110000110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85039 (Phoenix, AZ, 4 mi away) and 85041 (Phoenix, AZ, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85040 becomes 04058, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04085, 04850, 05048, 05084, 05408, 05840, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04850 in Lincolnville Center, ME, 2,398 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 87%.
  • 🎯866 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85040 and you would come out at 33.41°S, 67.97°E — 1,108 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 10.1 square miles of land, 85040 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population34,117This ZIP34,117
Households11,531This ZIP11,531
Housing units12,193This ZIP12,193
Median age31.0This ZIP31.0Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$60,727This ZIP$60,727Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$329,800This ZIP$329,800Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,259This ZIP$1,259Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.4%This ZIP15.4%
Mean commute26.5 minThis ZIP26.5 min
Population density3,374.9 / sq miThis ZIP3,374.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,424This ZIP1,424
Employees54,447This ZIP54,447
Annual payroll$3,914,885,000This ZIP$3,914,885,000
Tax returns filed14,020This ZIP14,020
Total adjusted gross income$648,419,000This ZIP$648,419,000

Land area

Land area10.11 sq miThis ZIP10.11 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 85040

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

ZIP codes near 85040

ZIPCityDistance
85034 Phoenix, AZ 1.8 mi
85042 Phoenix, AZ 3.8 mi
85001 Phoenix, AZ 4.1 mi
85002 Phoenix, AZ 4.1 mi
85005 Phoenix, AZ 4.1 mi
85010 Phoenix, AZ 4.1 mi
85011 Phoenix, AZ 4.1 mi
85025 Phoenix, AZ 4.1 mi
85030 Phoenix, AZ 4.1 mi
85036 Phoenix, AZ 4.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85040?

85040 is in Phoenix, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.4056, -112.0255.

What county is 85040 in?

85040 lies in Maricopa County.

What area code is 85040?

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

What time zone is 85040 in?

85040 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85040?

About 34,117 people live in ZIP code 85040, in 11,531 households, at 3,374.9 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 85040?

$60,727 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85040?

The closest are 85034 (1.8 mi), 85042 (3.8 mi), 85001 (4.1 mi), 85002 (4.1 mi) and 85005 (4.1 mi).

Is 85040 a PO Box ZIP code?

85040 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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