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85209

ZIP 85209 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
43,150
Coordinates
33.3783, -111.6344
☼ Live from 85209 — Mesa, AZ

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Where 85209 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85209
  • 🔢 Type 85209 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOZSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,209 = 3 × 28403. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110011011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85208 (Mesa, AZ, 2 mi away) and 85210 (Mesa, AZ, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85209 becomes 90258, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02859, 02895, 05829, 09258, 09825, 09852, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09852 in APO AE, a military post office, 8,180 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 86%.
  • 🎯849 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85209 and you would come out at 33.38°S, 68.37°E — 1,108 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 11.8 square miles of land, 85209 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population43,150This ZIP43,150
Households18,441This ZIP18,441
Housing units22,295This ZIP22,295
Median age45.8This ZIP45.8Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$84,432This ZIP$84,432Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$402,900This ZIP$402,900Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,864This ZIP$1,864Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.3%This ZIP35.3%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density3,660.5 / sq miThis ZIP3,660.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments809This ZIP809
Employees11,648This ZIP11,648
Annual payroll$571,890,000This ZIP$571,890,000
Tax returns filed20,520This ZIP20,520
Total adjusted gross income$1,571,023,000This ZIP$1,571,023,000

Land area

Land area11.79 sq miThis ZIP11.79 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 85209

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 85209

ZIPCityDistance
85208 Mesa, AZ 1.7 mi
85212 Mesa, AZ 4.0 mi
85120 Apache Junction, AZ 4.2 mi
85206 Mesa, AZ 4.9 mi
85207 Mesa, AZ 5.2 mi
85178 Apache Junction, AZ 5.4 mi
85205 Mesa, AZ 5.9 mi
85234 Gilbert, AZ 6.1 mi
85236 Higley, AZ 6.2 mi
85119 Apache Junction, AZ 7.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85209?

85209 is in Mesa, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.3783, -111.6344.

What county is 85209 in?

85209 lies in Maricopa County.

What time zone is 85209 in?

85209 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85209?

About 43,150 people live in ZIP code 85209, in 18,441 households, at 3,660.5 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 85209?

$84,432 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85209?

The closest are 85208 (1.7 mi), 85212 (4 mi), 85120 (4.2 mi), 85206 (4.9 mi) and 85207 (5.2 mi).

Is 85209 a PO Box ZIP code?

85209 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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