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85201

ZIP 85201 is in Mesa, Arizona, in Maricopa County; Mountain Standard Time all year. Mesa has 19 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Phoenix
County
Maricopa
Population
51,400
Coordinates
33.4335, -111.8504
☼ Live from 85201 — Mesa, AZ

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Where 85201 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 85201
  • 🔢 Type 85201 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOZSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 85201 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110011010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85194 (Casa Grande, AZ, 39 mi away) and 85202 (Mesa, AZ, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85201 becomes 10258 — and that is a real ZIP code: New York, NY, 2,129 miles away.
  • 👥 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, 2,284 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 87%.
  • 🎯857 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85201 and you would come out at 33.43°S, 68.15°E — 1,105 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 9.5 square miles of land, 85201 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population51,400This ZIP51,400
Households20,746This ZIP20,746
Housing units22,779This ZIP22,779
Median age32.3This ZIP32.3Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$67,294This ZIP$67,294Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$328,800This ZIP$328,800Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,445This ZIP$1,445Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%This ZIP27.8%
Mean commute23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min
Population density5,437.4 / sq miThis ZIP5,437.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,035This ZIP1,035
Employees16,452This ZIP16,452
Annual payroll$844,902,000This ZIP$844,902,000
Tax returns filed21,410This ZIP21,410
Total adjusted gross income$1,075,685,000This ZIP$1,075,685,000

Land area

Land area9.45 sq miThis ZIP9.45 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Other place names in 85201

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ZIP codes near 85201

ZIPCityDistance
85214 Mesa, AZ 1.8 mi
85216 Mesa, AZ 1.8 mi
85274 Mesa, AZ 1.8 mi
85275 Mesa, AZ 1.8 mi
85277 Mesa, AZ 1.8 mi
85211 Mesa, AZ 2.4 mi
85203 Mesa, AZ 3.0 mi
85210 Mesa, AZ 3.1 mi
85285 Tempe, AZ 3.6 mi
85202 Mesa, AZ 4.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85201?

85201 is in Mesa, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.4335, -111.8504.

What county is 85201 in?

85201 lies in Maricopa County.

What time zone is 85201 in?

85201 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85201?

About 51,400 people live in ZIP code 85201, in 20,746 households, at 5,437.4 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 85201?

$67,294 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85201?

The closest are 85214 (1.8 mi), 85216 (1.8 mi), 85274 (1.8 mi), 85275 (1.8 mi) and 85277 (1.8 mi).

Is 85201 a PO Box ZIP code?

85201 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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