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85050

ZIP 85050 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
33,118
Coordinates
33.6874, -111.9989
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Where 85050 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 85050
  • 🔢 Type 85050 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSOSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,050 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 5 × 7. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110000111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85048 (Phoenix, AZ, 27 mi away) and 85051 (Phoenix, AZ, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85050 becomes 05058 — and that is a real ZIP code: Post Mills, VT, 2,228 miles away.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05058, 05085, 05850, 08055, 08505, 08550, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05850 in Lyndon Center, VT, 2,244 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 87%.
  • 🎯854 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85050 and you would come out at 33.69°S, 68.00°E — 1,088 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
  • 📏 At 14.9 square miles of land, 85050 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population33,118This ZIP33,118
Households12,755This ZIP12,755
Housing units13,395This ZIP13,395
Median age41.1This ZIP41.1Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$139,836This ZIP$139,836Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$618,600This ZIP$618,600Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,377This ZIP$2,377Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher58.4%This ZIP58.4%
Mean commute23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min
Population density2,223.1 / sq miThis ZIP2,223.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments951This ZIP951
Employees11,007This ZIP11,007
Annual payroll$570,593,000This ZIP$570,593,000
Tax returns filed16,150This ZIP16,150
Total adjusted gross income$2,332,181,000This ZIP$2,332,181,000

Land area

Land area14.90 sq miThis ZIP14.90 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 85050

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ZIP codes near 85050

ZIPCityDistance
85024 Phoenix, AZ 2.6 mi
85054 Phoenix, AZ 3.1 mi
85032 Phoenix, AZ 4.3 mi
85022 Phoenix, AZ 5.1 mi
85254 Scottsdale, AZ 5.8 mi
85027 Phoenix, AZ 6.0 mi
85023 Phoenix, AZ 6.6 mi
85085 Phoenix, AZ 6.9 mi
85266 Scottsdale, AZ 6.9 mi
85028 Phoenix, AZ 7.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85050?

85050 is in Phoenix, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.6874, -111.9989.

What county is 85050 in?

85050 lies in Maricopa County.

What area code is 85050?

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

What time zone is 85050 in?

85050 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85050?

About 33,118 people live in ZIP code 85050, in 12,755 households, at 2,223.1 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 85050?

$139,836 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85050?

The closest are 85024 (2.6 mi), 85054 (3.1 mi), 85032 (4.3 mi), 85022 (5.1 mi) and 85254 (5.8 mi).

Is 85050 a PO Box ZIP code?

85050 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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