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85226

ZIP 85226 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
42,294
Coordinates
33.2751, -111.9251
☼ Live from 85226 — Chandler, AZ

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Where 85226 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85226
  • 🔢 Type 85226 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZZSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,226 = 2 × 43 × 991. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110011101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85225 (Chandler, AZ, 6 mi away) and 85233 (Gilbert, AZ, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85226 becomes 62258 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mascoutah, IL, 1,287 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25268, 25286, 25628, 25826, 25862, 26285, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28562 in New Bern, NC, 1,983 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 87%.
  • 🎯867 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85226 and you would come out at 33.28°S, 68.07°E — 1,115 miles from Port Louis, Mauritius, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 57m.
  • 📏 At 38.4 square miles of land, 85226 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population42,294This ZIP42,294
Households16,829This ZIP16,829
Housing units17,435This ZIP17,435
Median age36.2This ZIP36.2Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$114,817This ZIP$114,817Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$483,800This ZIP$483,800Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,892This ZIP$1,892Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.6%This ZIP50.6%
Mean commute22.4 minThis ZIP22.4 min
Population density1,100.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,100.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,725This ZIP1,725
Employees46,668This ZIP46,668
Annual payroll$3,428,279,000This ZIP$3,428,279,000
Tax returns filed20,180This ZIP20,180
Total adjusted gross income$2,163,893,000This ZIP$2,163,893,000

Land area

Land area38.45 sq miThis ZIP38.45 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Other place names in 85226

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ZIP codes near 85226

ZIPCityDistance
85244 Chandler, AZ 3.8 mi
85224 Chandler, AZ 4.4 mi
85284 Tempe, AZ 4.4 mi
85286 Chandler, AZ 5.3 mi
85246 Chandler, AZ 5.3 mi
85248 Chandler, AZ 5.4 mi
85283 Tempe, AZ 6.2 mi
85225 Chandler, AZ 6.2 mi
85048 Phoenix, AZ 6.3 mi
85044 Phoenix, AZ 6.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85226?

85226 is in Chandler, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.2751, -111.9251.

What county is 85226 in?

85226 lies in Maricopa County.

What time zone is 85226 in?

85226 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85226?

About 42,294 people live in ZIP code 85226, in 16,829 households, at 1,100.1 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 85226?

$114,817 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85226?

The closest are 85244 (3.8 mi), 85224 (4.4 mi), 85284 (4.4 mi), 85286 (5.3 mi) and 85246 (5.3 mi).

Is 85226 a PO Box ZIP code?

85226 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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