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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/85118

85118

ZIP 85118 is Gold Canyon, Arizona, in Pinal County; area code 520; Mountain Standard Time all year.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Phoenix
County
Pinal
Population
14,932
Coordinates
33.3570, -111.3631
☼ Live from 85118 — Gold Canyon, AZ

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Where 85118 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85118
  • 🔢 Type 85118 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIISB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,118 = 2 × 11 × 53 × 73. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110001111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85117 (Apache Junction, AZ, 3 mi away) and 85119 (Apache Junction, AZ, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85118 becomes 81158, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (18518, 18815, 18851, 88115, 88511). The farthest-flung twin is 18518 in Old Forge, PA, 2,017 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 86%.
  • 🎯837 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85118 and you would come out at 33.36°S, 68.64°E — 1,108 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 148.7 square miles of land, 85118 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 113 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,932This ZIP14,932
Households7,427This ZIP7,427
Housing units9,415This ZIP9,415
Median age66.4This ZIP66.4Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$86,393This ZIP$86,393Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$481,700This ZIP$481,700Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,387This ZIP$1,387Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.1%This ZIP40.1%
Mean commute30.4 minThis ZIP30.4 min
Population density100.4 / sq miThis ZIP100.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments180This ZIP180
Employees1,758This ZIP1,758
Annual payroll$55,109,000This ZIP$55,109,000
Tax returns filed6,920This ZIP6,920
Total adjusted gross income$759,159,000This ZIP$759,159,000

Land area

Land area148.67 sq miThis ZIP148.67 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 85118

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ZIP codes near 85118

ZIPCityDistance
85117 Apache Junction, AZ 2.9 mi
85119 Apache Junction, AZ 8.6 mi
85140 San Tan Valley, AZ 10.5 mi
85178 Apache Junction, AZ 11.1 mi
85120 Apache Junction, AZ 11.6 mi
85190 Tortilla Flat, AZ 11.8 mi
85173 Superior, AZ 14.4 mi
85144 San Tan Valley, AZ 14.9 mi
85212 Mesa, AZ 15.7 mi
85209 Mesa, AZ 15.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85118?

85118 is in Gold Canyon, Arizona, in Pinal County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.3570, -111.3631.

What county is 85118 in?

85118 lies in Pinal County.

What area code is 85118?

Gold Canyon uses area code 520, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 85118 in?

85118 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85118?

About 14,932 people live in ZIP code 85118, in 7,427 households, at 100.4 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 85118?

$86,393 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85118?

The closest are 85117 (2.9 mi), 85119 (8.6 mi), 85140 (10.5 mi), 85178 (11.1 mi) and 85120 (11.6 mi).

Is 85118 a PO Box ZIP code?

85118 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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