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85224

ZIP 85224 is in Chandler, Arizona, in Maricopa County; Mountain Standard Time all year. Chandler has 8 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Phoenix
County
Maricopa
Population
47,963
Coordinates
33.3235, -111.8762
☼ Live from 85224 — Chandler, AZ

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Where 85224 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 85224
  • 🔢 Type 85224 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZZSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,224 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 53 × 67. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110011101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85216 (Mesa, AZ, 7 mi away) and 85225 (Chandler, AZ, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85224 becomes 42258, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22485, 22548, 22845, 24258, 24528, 25248, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28524 in Davis, NC, 2,019 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 87%.
  • 🎯862 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85224 and you would come out at 33.32°S, 68.12°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 9.4 square miles of land, 85224 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population47,963This ZIP47,963
Households20,054This ZIP20,054
Housing units21,530This ZIP21,530
Median age37.4This ZIP37.4Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$94,516This ZIP$94,516Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$438,700This ZIP$438,700Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,923This ZIP$1,923Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.5%This ZIP40.5%
Mean commute22.0 minThis ZIP22.0 min
Population density5,088.4 / sq miThis ZIP5,088.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,337This ZIP1,337
Employees32,270This ZIP32,270
Annual payroll$2,266,480,000This ZIP$2,266,480,000
Tax returns filed23,350This ZIP23,350
Total adjusted gross income$1,917,381,000This ZIP$1,917,381,000

Land area

Land area9.43 sq miThis ZIP9.43 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 85224

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ZIP codes near 85224

ZIPCityDistance
85244 Chandler, AZ 0.7 mi
85246 Chandler, AZ 2.3 mi
85225 Chandler, AZ 2.7 mi
85284 Tempe, AZ 3.5 mi
85202 Mesa, AZ 3.9 mi
85233 Gilbert, AZ 4.2 mi
85283 Tempe, AZ 4.3 mi
85286 Chandler, AZ 4.3 mi
85226 Chandler, AZ 4.4 mi
85210 Mesa, AZ 4.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85224?

85224 is in Chandler, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.3235, -111.8762.

What county is 85224 in?

85224 lies in Maricopa County.

What time zone is 85224 in?

85224 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85224?

About 47,963 people live in ZIP code 85224, in 20,054 households, at 5,088.4 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 85224?

$94,516 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85224?

The closest are 85244 (0.7 mi), 85246 (2.3 mi), 85225 (2.7 mi), 85284 (3.5 mi) and 85202 (3.9 mi).

Is 85224 a PO Box ZIP code?

85224 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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