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85206

ZIP 85206 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
37,235
Coordinates
33.3974, -111.7165
☼ Live from 85206 — Mesa, AZ

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Where 85206 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85206
  • 🔢 Type 85206 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOZSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,206 = 2 × 3 × 11 × 1291. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110011010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85205 (Mesa, AZ, 2 mi away) and 85207 (Mesa, AZ, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85206 becomes 60258, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 61 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02568, 02865, 05682, 05826, 05862, 06258, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02568 in Vineyard Haven, MA, 2,300 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 86%.
  • 🎯852 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85206 and you would come out at 33.40°S, 68.28°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 9.4 square miles of land, 85206 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population37,235This ZIP37,235
Households16,524This ZIP16,524
Housing units19,109This ZIP19,109
Median age47.2This ZIP47.2Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$75,607This ZIP$75,607Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$357,900This ZIP$357,900Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,818This ZIP$1,818Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.6%This ZIP32.6%
Mean commute22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min
Population density3,966.7 / sq miThis ZIP3,966.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,237This ZIP1,237
Employees23,612This ZIP23,612
Annual payroll$1,200,418,000This ZIP$1,200,418,000
Tax returns filed16,830This ZIP16,830
Total adjusted gross income$1,182,659,000This ZIP$1,182,659,000

Land area

Land area9.39 sq miThis ZIP9.39 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 85206

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ZIP codes near 85206

ZIPCityDistance
85205 Mesa, AZ 2.5 mi
85234 Gilbert, AZ 2.6 mi
85204 Mesa, AZ 4.0 mi
85213 Mesa, AZ 4.5 mi
85208 Mesa, AZ 4.9 mi
85296 Gilbert, AZ 4.9 mi
85209 Mesa, AZ 4.9 mi
85236 Higley, AZ 5.2 mi
85299 Gilbert, AZ 5.2 mi
85207 Mesa, AZ 6.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85206?

85206 is in Mesa, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.3974, -111.7165.

What county is 85206 in?

85206 lies in Maricopa County.

What time zone is 85206 in?

85206 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85206?

About 37,235 people live in ZIP code 85206, in 16,524 households, at 3,966.7 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 85206?

$75,607 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85206?

The closest are 85205 (2.5 mi), 85234 (2.6 mi), 85204 (4 mi), 85213 (4.5 mi) and 85208 (4.9 mi).

Is 85206 a PO Box ZIP code?

85206 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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