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85042

ZIP 85042 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
45,903
Coordinates
33.3555, -112.0522
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Where 85042 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 85042
  • 🔢 Type 85042 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhOSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,042 = 2 × 101 × 421. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110000110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85041 (Phoenix, AZ, 4 mi away) and 85043 (Phoenix, AZ, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85042 becomes 24058 — and that is a real ZIP code: Belspring, VA, 1,784 miles away.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02458, 02584, 04258, 04285, 04852, 05482, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04852 in Monhegan, ME, 2,389 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 87%.
  • 🎯870 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85042 and you would come out at 33.36°S, 67.95°E — 1,111 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 19.4 square miles of land, 85042 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population45,903This ZIP45,903
Households15,940This ZIP15,940
Housing units16,609This ZIP16,609
Median age34.5This ZIP34.5Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$88,717This ZIP$88,717Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$398,000This ZIP$398,000Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,668This ZIP$1,668Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.9%This ZIP34.9%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density2,360.8 / sq miThis ZIP2,360.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments519This ZIP519
Employees6,861This ZIP6,861
Annual payroll$340,913,000This ZIP$340,913,000
Tax returns filed21,270This ZIP21,270
Total adjusted gross income$1,431,193,000This ZIP$1,431,193,000

Land area

Land area19.44 sq miThis ZIP19.44 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 85042

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ZIP codes near 85042

ZIPCityDistance
85044 Phoenix, AZ 2.9 mi
85040 Phoenix, AZ 3.8 mi
85048 Phoenix, AZ 3.9 mi
85041 Phoenix, AZ 4.0 mi
85045 Phoenix, AZ 5.0 mi
85034 Phoenix, AZ 5.6 mi
85001 Phoenix, AZ 6.5 mi
85002 Phoenix, AZ 6.5 mi
85005 Phoenix, AZ 6.5 mi
85010 Phoenix, AZ 6.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85042?

85042 is in Phoenix, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.3555, -112.0522.

What county is 85042 in?

85042 lies in Maricopa County.

What area code is 85042?

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

What time zone is 85042 in?

85042 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85042?

About 45,903 people live in ZIP code 85042, in 15,940 households, at 2,360.8 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 85042?

$88,717 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85042?

The closest are 85044 (2.9 mi), 85040 (3.8 mi), 85048 (3.9 mi), 85041 (4 mi) and 85045 (5 mi).

Is 85042 a PO Box ZIP code?

85042 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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