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85051

ZIP 85051 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
45,768
Coordinates
33.5588, -112.1325
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Where 85051 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85051
  • 🔢 Type 85051 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISOSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,051 = 17 × 5003. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110000111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85050 (Phoenix, AZ, 12 mi away) and 85053 (Phoenix, AZ, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85051 becomes 15058, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01585, 05158, 05851, 08515, 08551, 15085, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05851 in Lyndonville, VT, 2,255 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 87%.
  • 🎯865 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85051 and you would come out at 33.56°S, 67.87°E — 1,098 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 6.4 square miles of land, 85051 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population45,768This ZIP45,768
Households15,922This ZIP15,922
Housing units16,992This ZIP16,992
Median age34.6This ZIP34.6Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$69,189This ZIP$69,189Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$326,300This ZIP$326,300Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,322This ZIP$1,322Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%This ZIP19.3%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density7,200.8 / sq miThis ZIP7,200.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments587This ZIP587
Employees7,612This ZIP7,612
Annual payroll$288,736,000This ZIP$288,736,000
Tax returns filed19,320This ZIP19,320
Total adjusted gross income$882,606,000This ZIP$882,606,000

Land area

Land area6.36 sq miThis ZIP6.36 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 85051

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

ZIP codes near 85051

ZIPCityDistance
85021 Phoenix, AZ 2.2 mi
85302 Glendale, AZ 2.7 mi
85029 Phoenix, AZ 2.9 mi
85301 Glendale, AZ 3.2 mi
85019 Phoenix, AZ 3.3 mi
85311 Glendale, AZ 3.4 mi
85312 Glendale, AZ 3.4 mi
85318 Glendale, AZ 3.4 mi
85017 Phoenix, AZ 3.5 mi
85304 Glendale, AZ 3.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85051?

85051 is in Phoenix, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.5588, -112.1325.

What county is 85051 in?

85051 lies in Maricopa County.

What area code is 85051?

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

What time zone is 85051 in?

85051 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85051?

About 45,768 people live in ZIP code 85051, in 15,922 households, at 7,200.8 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 85051?

$69,189 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85051?

The closest are 85021 (2.2 mi), 85302 (2.7 mi), 85029 (2.9 mi), 85301 (3.2 mi) and 85019 (3.3 mi).

Is 85051 a PO Box ZIP code?

85051 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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