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85212

ZIP 85212 is in Mesa, Arizona, mostly in Maricopa County; Mountain Standard Time all year. Mesa has 19 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Phoenix
County
Maricopa +1 more
Population
55,283
Coordinates
33.3206, -111.6308
☼ Live from 85212 — Mesa, AZ

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Where 85212 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85212
  • 🔢 Type 85212 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIZSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,212 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 263. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110011011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85211 (Mesa, AZ, 16 mi away) and 85213 (Mesa, AZ, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85212 becomes 21258, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12528, 12582, 12852, 15228, 15282, 15822, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12582 in Stormville, NY, 2,137 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 86%.
  • 🎯851 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85212 and you would come out at 33.32°S, 68.37°E — 1,112 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 57m.
  • 📏 At 38.6 square miles of land, 85212 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population55,283This ZIP55,283
Households17,248This ZIP17,248
Housing units18,043This ZIP18,043
Median age34.1This ZIP34.1Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$125,902This ZIP$125,902Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$584,000This ZIP$584,000Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,209This ZIP$2,209Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.4%This ZIP42.4%
Mean commute29.3 minThis ZIP29.3 min
Population density1,433.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,433.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments994This ZIP994
Employees15,527This ZIP15,527
Annual payroll$833,534,000This ZIP$833,534,000
Tax returns filed25,130This ZIP25,130
Total adjusted gross income$2,627,228,000This ZIP$2,627,228,000

Land area

Land area38.58 sq miThis ZIP38.58 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Counties 85212 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Maricopa County 92.4%
Pinal County 7.6%

Other place names in 85212

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

ZIP codes near 85212

ZIPCityDistance
85209 Mesa, AZ 4.0 mi
85236 Higley, AZ 5.1 mi
85208 Mesa, AZ 5.7 mi
85120 Apache Junction, AZ 6.1 mi
85295 Gilbert, AZ 6.2 mi
85297 Gilbert, AZ 6.5 mi
85296 Gilbert, AZ 6.9 mi
85234 Gilbert, AZ 7.0 mi
85206 Mesa, AZ 7.3 mi
85178 Apache Junction, AZ 7.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85212?

85212 is in Mesa, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.3206, -111.6308.

What county is 85212 in?

85212 spans 2 counties: Maricopa County and Pinal County. Most of it falls in Maricopa County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What time zone is 85212 in?

85212 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85212?

About 55,283 people live in ZIP code 85212, in 17,248 households, at 1,433.1 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 85212?

$125,902 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85212?

The closest are 85209 (4 mi), 85236 (5.1 mi), 85208 (5.7 mi), 85120 (6.1 mi) and 85295 (6.2 mi).

Is 85212 a PO Box ZIP code?

85212 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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