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85048

ZIP 85048 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
34,664
Coordinates
33.3020, -112.0289
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Where 85048 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 85048
  • 🔢 Type 85048 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhOSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,048 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 10631. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110000111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85046 (Phoenix, AZ, 10 mi away) and 85050 (Phoenix, AZ, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85048 becomes 84058 — and that is a real ZIP code: Orem, UT, 482 miles away.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04858, 05488, 05848, 08854, 40588, 40858, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04858 in South Thomaston, ME, 2,399 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 87%.
  • 🎯871 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85048 and you would come out at 33.30°S, 67.97°E — 1,113 miles from Port Louis, Mauritius, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 57m.
  • 📏 At 10.1 square miles of land, 85048 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population34,664This ZIP34,664
Households13,460This ZIP13,460
Housing units14,542This ZIP14,542
Median age42.3This ZIP42.3Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$122,833This ZIP$122,833Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$592,100This ZIP$592,100Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,086This ZIP$2,086Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher61.8%This ZIP61.8%
Mean commute22.8 minThis ZIP22.8 min
Population density3,425.3 / sq miThis ZIP3,425.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments840This ZIP840
Employees5,417This ZIP5,417
Annual payroll$257,165,000This ZIP$257,165,000
Tax returns filed16,960This ZIP16,960
Total adjusted gross income$2,247,629,000This ZIP$2,247,629,000

Land area

Land area10.12 sq miThis ZIP10.12 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 85048

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

ZIP codes near 85048

ZIPCityDistance
85044 Phoenix, AZ 2.9 mi
85042 Phoenix, AZ 3.9 mi
85045 Phoenix, AZ 4.4 mi
85284 Tempe, AZ 6.0 mi
85226 Chandler, AZ 6.3 mi
85283 Tempe, AZ 7.1 mi
85040 Phoenix, AZ 7.2 mi
85041 Phoenix, AZ 7.5 mi
85339 Laveen, AZ 7.8 mi
85244 Chandler, AZ 8.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85048?

85048 is in Phoenix, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.3020, -112.0289.

What county is 85048 in?

85048 lies in Maricopa County.

What area code is 85048?

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

What time zone is 85048 in?

85048 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85048?

About 34,664 people live in ZIP code 85048, in 13,460 households, at 3,425.3 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 85048?

$122,833 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85048?

The closest are 85044 (2.9 mi), 85042 (3.9 mi), 85045 (4.4 mi), 85284 (6 mi) and 85226 (6.3 mi).

Is 85048 a PO Box ZIP code?

85048 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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