85120
ZIP 85120 is in Apache Junction, Arizona, mostly in Pinal County; area code 520; Mountain Standard Time all year. Apache Junction has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 85117, 85119 and 85178.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Phoenix
- County
- Pinal +1 more
- Metro area
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
- Population
- 31,191
- Coordinates
- 33.3869, -111.5617
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Where 85120 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.
- 🔢 Type 85120 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZISB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 85,120 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 7 × 19. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10100110010000000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85119 (Apache Junction, AZ, 3 mi away) and 85121 (Bapchule, AZ, 27 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 85120 becomes 02158, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01258, 01825, 01852, 02185, 02815, 05821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01825 in North Reading, MA, 2,271 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 86%.
- 🎯845 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85120 and you would come out at 33.39°S, 68.44°E — 1,107 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 23.1 square miles of land, 85120 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 31,191This ZIP31,191 |
|---|---|
| Households | 14,188This ZIP14,188 |
| Housing units | 17,526This ZIP17,526 |
| Median age | 56.6This ZIP56.6Arizona39.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $57,786This ZIP$57,786Arizona$79,964US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $161,500This ZIP$161,500Arizona$394,500US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,117This ZIP$1,117Arizona$1,543US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 15.3%This ZIP15.3% |
| Mean commute | 27.8 minThis ZIP27.8 min |
| Population density | 1,351.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,351.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 516This ZIP516 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 6,222This ZIP6,222 |
| Annual payroll | $307,061,000This ZIP$307,061,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 13,500This ZIP13,500 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $693,182,000This ZIP$693,182,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 23.09 sq miThis ZIP23.09 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi |
Counties 85120 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Pinal County | 93.9% |
| Maricopa County | 6.1% |
Other place names in 85120
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 85120
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
85178 | Apache Junction, AZ | 1.5 mi |
85119 | Apache Junction, AZ | 3.1 mi |
85208 | Mesa, AZ | 4.2 mi |
85209 | Mesa, AZ | 4.2 mi |
85212 | Mesa, AZ | 6.1 mi |
85207 | Mesa, AZ | 6.3 mi |
85215 | Mesa, AZ | 8.7 mi |
85206 | Mesa, AZ | 9.0 mi |
85205 | Mesa, AZ | 9.3 mi |
85236 | Higley, AZ | 10.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 85120?
85120 is in Apache Junction, Arizona, in Pinal County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.3869, -111.5617.
What county is 85120 in?
85120 spans 2 counties: Pinal County and Maricopa County. Most of it falls in Pinal County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.
What area code is 85120?
Apache Junction uses area code 520, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 85120 in?
85120 uses America/Phoenix.
How many people live in 85120?
About 31,191 people live in ZIP code 85120, in 14,188 households, at 1,351.0 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 85120?
$57,786 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.
What ZIP codes are near 85120?
The closest are 85178 (1.5 mi), 85119 (3.1 mi), 85208 (4.2 mi), 85209 (4.2 mi) and 85212 (6.1 mi).
Is 85120 a PO Box ZIP code?
85120 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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