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85202

ZIP 85202 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
38,750
Coordinates
33.3798, -111.8750
☼ Live from 85202 — Mesa, AZ

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Where 85202 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85202
  • 🔢 Type 85202 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOZSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,202 = 2 × 13 × 29 × 113. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110011010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85201 (Mesa, AZ, 4 mi away) and 85203 (Mesa, AZ, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85202 becomes 20258, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02825, 02852, 05822, 08225, 08252, 20528, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02852 in North Kingstown, RI, 2,265 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 87%.
  • 🎯860 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85202 and you would come out at 33.38°S, 68.12°E — 1,109 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 6.2 square miles of land, 85202 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population38,750This ZIP38,750
Households16,798This ZIP16,798
Housing units18,154This ZIP18,154
Median age33.7This ZIP33.7Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$71,619This ZIP$71,619Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$370,900This ZIP$370,900Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,594This ZIP$1,594Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.6%This ZIP34.6%
Mean commute22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min
Population density6,213.9 / sq miThis ZIP6,213.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments938This ZIP938
Employees16,729This ZIP16,729
Annual payroll$898,695,000This ZIP$898,695,000
Tax returns filed19,080This ZIP19,080
Total adjusted gross income$1,146,544,000This ZIP$1,146,544,000

Land area

Land area6.24 sq miThis ZIP6.24 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Other place names in 85202

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ZIP codes near 85202

ZIPCityDistance
85210 Mesa, AZ 1.9 mi
85285 Tempe, AZ 3.1 mi
85214 Mesa, AZ 3.4 mi
85216 Mesa, AZ 3.4 mi
85274 Mesa, AZ 3.4 mi
85275 Mesa, AZ 3.4 mi
85277 Mesa, AZ 3.4 mi
85283 Tempe, AZ 3.4 mi
85282 Tempe, AZ 3.5 mi
85280 Tempe, AZ 3.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85202?

85202 is in Mesa, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.3798, -111.8750.

What county is 85202 in?

85202 lies in Maricopa County.

What time zone is 85202 in?

85202 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85202?

About 38,750 people live in ZIP code 85202, in 16,798 households, at 6,213.9 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 85202?

$71,619 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85202?

The closest are 85210 (1.9 mi), 85285 (3.1 mi), 85214 (3.4 mi), 85216 (3.4 mi) and 85274 (3.4 mi).

Is 85202 a PO Box ZIP code?

85202 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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