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85208

ZIP 85208 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
37,225
Coordinates
33.4024, -111.6321
☼ Live from 85208 — Mesa, AZ

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Where 85208 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85208
  • 🔢 Type 85208 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOZSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,208 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 10651. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110011011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85207 (Mesa, AZ, 4 mi away) and 85209 (Mesa, AZ, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85208 becomes 80258, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02858, 02885, 05828, 08528, 08825, 08852, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02885 in Warren, RI, 2,263 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 86%.
  • 🎯848 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85208 and you would come out at 33.40°S, 68.37°E — 1,106 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 8.1 square miles of land, 85208 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population37,225This ZIP37,225
Households15,271This ZIP15,271
Housing units18,609This ZIP18,609
Median age46.0This ZIP46.0Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$69,390This ZIP$69,390Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$286,200This ZIP$286,200Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,631This ZIP$1,631Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%This ZIP22.4%
Mean commute24.1 minThis ZIP24.1 min
Population density4,572.0 / sq miThis ZIP4,572.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments295This ZIP295
Employees2,914This ZIP2,914
Annual payroll$111,179,000This ZIP$111,179,000
Tax returns filed16,310This ZIP16,310
Total adjusted gross income$929,322,000This ZIP$929,322,000

Land area

Land area8.14 sq miThis ZIP8.14 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 85208

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ZIP codes near 85208

ZIPCityDistance
85209 Mesa, AZ 1.7 mi
85207 Mesa, AZ 3.5 mi
85120 Apache Junction, AZ 4.2 mi
85206 Mesa, AZ 4.9 mi
85178 Apache Junction, AZ 4.9 mi
85205 Mesa, AZ 5.2 mi
85212 Mesa, AZ 5.7 mi
85234 Gilbert, AZ 6.7 mi
85119 Apache Junction, AZ 7.2 mi
85236 Higley, AZ 7.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85208?

85208 is in Mesa, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.4024, -111.6321.

What county is 85208 in?

85208 lies in Maricopa County.

What time zone is 85208 in?

85208 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85208?

About 37,225 people live in ZIP code 85208, in 15,271 households, at 4,572.0 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 85208?

$69,390 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85208?

The closest are 85209 (1.7 mi), 85207 (3.5 mi), 85120 (4.2 mi), 85206 (4.9 mi) and 85178 (4.9 mi).

Is 85208 a PO Box ZIP code?

85208 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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