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85173

ZIP 85173 is Superior, Arizona, in Pinal County; area code 520; Mountain Standard Time all year.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Phoenix
County
Pinal
Population
2,600
Coordinates
33.2683, -111.1365
☼ Live from 85173 — Superior, AZ

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Where 85173 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85173
  • 🔢 Type 85173 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELISB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,173 = 3 × 11 × 29 × 89. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110010110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85172 (Stanfield, AZ, 54 mi away) and 85178 (Apache Junction, AZ, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85173 becomes 37158, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13758, 15378, 15738, 15783, 17358, 17538, …). The farthest-flung twin is 18357 in Skytop, PA, 2,035 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 86%.
  • 🎯830 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85173 and you would come out at 33.27°S, 68.86°E — 1,113 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 57m.
  • 📏 At 47.7 square miles of land, 85173 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,600This ZIP2,600
Households1,289This ZIP1,289
Housing units1,498This ZIP1,498
Median age53.8This ZIP53.8Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$46,128This ZIP$46,128Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$147,300This ZIP$147,300Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$881This ZIP$881Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%This ZIP18.6%
Mean commute29.2 minThis ZIP29.2 min
Population density54.5 / sq miThis ZIP54.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments34This ZIP34
Employees448This ZIP448
Annual payroll$35,521,000This ZIP$35,521,000
Tax returns filed1,050This ZIP1,050
Total adjusted gross income$49,845,000This ZIP$49,845,000

Land area

Land area47.69 sq miThis ZIP47.69 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 85173

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ZIP codes near 85173

ZIPCityDistance
85137 Kearny, AZ 11.2 mi
85117 Apache Junction, AZ 11.8 mi
85539 Miami, AZ 12.8 mi
85118 Gold Canyon, AZ 14.4 mi
85532 Claypool, AZ 19.6 mi
85140 San Tan Valley, AZ 20.4 mi
85545 Roosevelt, AZ 20.5 mi
85502 Globe, AZ 22.0 mi
85119 Apache Junction, AZ 23.0 mi
85190 Tortilla Flat, AZ 23.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85173?

85173 is in Superior, Arizona, in Pinal County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.2683, -111.1365.

What county is 85173 in?

85173 lies in Pinal County.

What area code is 85173?

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

What time zone is 85173 in?

85173 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85173?

About 2,600 people live in ZIP code 85173, in 1,289 households, at 54.5 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 85173?

$46,128 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85173?

The closest are 85137 (11.2 mi), 85117 (11.8 mi), 85539 (12.8 mi), 85118 (14.4 mi) and 85532 (19.6 mi).

Is 85173 a PO Box ZIP code?

85173 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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