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85250

ZIP 85250 is in Scottsdale, Arizona, in Maricopa County; area codes 480, 602 and 623; Mountain Standard Time all year. Scottsdale has 15 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Phoenix
County
Maricopa
Population
15,394
Coordinates
33.5271, -111.8894
☼ Live from 85250 — Scottsdale, AZ

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Where 85250 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 85250
  • 🔢 Type 85250 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSZSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,250 = 2 × 5 × 5 × 5 × 11 × 31. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110100000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85249 (Chandler, AZ, 21 mi away) and 85251 (Scottsdale, AZ, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85250 becomes 05258, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02558, 05825, 08525, 20585, 20855, 25085, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02558 in Onset, MA, 2,303 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 87%.
  • 🎯855 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85250 and you would come out at 33.53°S, 68.11°E — 1,099 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 8.4 square miles of land, 85250 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,394This ZIP15,394
Households8,307This ZIP8,307
Housing units9,931This ZIP9,931
Median age49.8This ZIP49.8Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$95,761This ZIP$95,761Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$583,300This ZIP$583,300Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,898This ZIP$1,898Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher56.7%This ZIP56.7%
Mean commute19.4 minThis ZIP19.4 min
Population density1,830.9 / sq miThis ZIP1,830.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments763This ZIP763
Employees12,601This ZIP12,601
Annual payroll$1,083,339,000This ZIP$1,083,339,000
Tax returns filed9,090This ZIP9,090
Total adjusted gross income$1,371,807,000This ZIP$1,371,807,000

Land area

Land area8.41 sq miThis ZIP8.41 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 85250

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ZIP codes near 85250

ZIPCityDistance
85261 Scottsdale, AZ 1.4 mi
85267 Scottsdale, AZ 1.4 mi
85271 Scottsdale, AZ 1.4 mi
85258 Scottsdale, AZ 2.1 mi
85252 Scottsdale, AZ 2.3 mi
85251 Scottsdale, AZ 2.9 mi
85256 Scottsdale, AZ 3.6 mi
85253 Paradise Valley, AZ 4.2 mi
85257 Scottsdale, AZ 4.6 mi
85211 Mesa, AZ 5.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85250?

85250 is in Scottsdale, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.5271, -111.8894.

What county is 85250 in?

85250 lies in Maricopa County.

What area code is 85250?

Scottsdale uses area codes 480, 602 and 623, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 85250 in?

85250 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85250?

About 15,394 people live in ZIP code 85250, in 8,307 households, at 1,830.9 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 85250?

$95,761 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85250?

The closest are 85261 (1.4 mi), 85267 (1.4 mi), 85271 (1.4 mi), 85258 (2.1 mi) and 85252 (2.3 mi).

Is 85250 a PO Box ZIP code?

85250 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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