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85205

ZIP 85205 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
45,116
Coordinates
33.4332, -111.7136
☼ Live from 85205 — Mesa, AZ

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Where 85205 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85205
  • 🔢 Type 85205 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOZSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,205 = 5 × 17041. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110011010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85204 (Mesa, AZ, 5 mi away) and 85206 (Mesa, AZ, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85205 becomes 50258 — and that is a real ZIP code: Union, IA, 1,181 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02558, 05825, 08525, 20585, 20855, 25085, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02558 in Onset, MA, 2,297 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 86%.
  • 🎯850 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85205 and you would come out at 33.43°S, 68.29°E — 1,104 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 10.1 square miles of land, 85205 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population45,116This ZIP45,116
Households19,652This ZIP19,652
Housing units23,590This ZIP23,590
Median age49.3This ZIP49.3Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$73,283This ZIP$73,283Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$339,900This ZIP$339,900Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,446This ZIP$1,446Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.1%This ZIP31.1%
Mean commute23.6 minThis ZIP23.6 min
Population density4,454.1 / sq miThis ZIP4,454.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments935This ZIP935
Employees14,316This ZIP14,316
Annual payroll$921,833,000This ZIP$921,833,000
Tax returns filed20,090This ZIP20,090
Total adjusted gross income$1,578,868,000This ZIP$1,578,868,000

Land area

Land area10.13 sq miThis ZIP10.13 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 85205

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ZIP codes near 85205

ZIPCityDistance
85206 Mesa, AZ 2.5 mi
85213 Mesa, AZ 3.2 mi
85207 Mesa, AZ 4.6 mi
85234 Gilbert, AZ 4.9 mi
85204 Mesa, AZ 4.9 mi
85208 Mesa, AZ 5.2 mi
85203 Mesa, AZ 5.3 mi
85209 Mesa, AZ 5.9 mi
85214 Mesa, AZ 7.0 mi
85216 Mesa, AZ 7.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85205?

85205 is in Mesa, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.4332, -111.7136.

What county is 85205 in?

85205 lies in Maricopa County.

What time zone is 85205 in?

85205 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85205?

About 45,116 people live in ZIP code 85205, in 19,652 households, at 4,454.1 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 85205?

$73,283 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85205?

The closest are 85206 (2.5 mi), 85213 (3.2 mi), 85207 (4.6 mi), 85234 (4.9 mi) and 85204 (4.9 mi).

Is 85205 a PO Box ZIP code?

85205 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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