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85053

ZIP 85053 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
29,773
Coordinates
33.6296, -112.1318
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Where 85053 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 85053
  • 🔢 Type 85053 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESOSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,053 = 3 × 28351. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110000111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85051 (Phoenix, AZ, 5 mi away) and 85054 (Phoenix, AZ, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85053 becomes 35058 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cullman, AL, 1,453 miles away.
  • 👥 38 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03585, 03855, 05358, 05853, 08535, 08553, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03855 in New Durham, NH, 2,291 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 87%.
  • 🎯863 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85053 and you would come out at 33.63°S, 67.87°E — 1,093 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 5.2 square miles of land, 85053 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,773This ZIP29,773
Households11,601This ZIP11,601
Housing units12,009This ZIP12,009
Median age36.3This ZIP36.3Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$70,011This ZIP$70,011Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$367,000This ZIP$367,000Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,452This ZIP$1,452Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.9%This ZIP27.9%
Mean commute30.2 minThis ZIP30.2 min
Population density5,762.1 / sq miThis ZIP5,762.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments515This ZIP515
Employees9,403This ZIP9,403
Annual payroll$474,806,000This ZIP$474,806,000
Tax returns filed13,650This ZIP13,650
Total adjusted gross income$796,970,000This ZIP$796,970,000

Land area

Land area5.17 sq miThis ZIP5.17 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 85053

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

ZIP codes near 85053

ZIPCityDistance
85023 Phoenix, AZ 2.2 mi
85306 Glendale, AZ 2.5 mi
85029 Phoenix, AZ 2.7 mi
85304 Glendale, AZ 3.7 mi
85027 Phoenix, AZ 3.7 mi
85308 Glendale, AZ 3.7 mi
85022 Phoenix, AZ 4.8 mi
85051 Phoenix, AZ 4.9 mi
85302 Glendale, AZ 5.0 mi
85310 Glendale, AZ 5.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85053?

85053 is in Phoenix, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.6296, -112.1318.

What county is 85053 in?

85053 lies in Maricopa County.

What area code is 85053?

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

What time zone is 85053 in?

85053 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85053?

About 29,773 people live in ZIP code 85053, in 11,601 households, at 5,762.1 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 85053?

$70,011 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85053?

The closest are 85023 (2.2 mi), 85306 (2.5 mi), 85029 (2.7 mi), 85304 (3.7 mi) and 85027 (3.7 mi).

Is 85053 a PO Box ZIP code?

85053 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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