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85251

ZIP 85251 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
40,780
Coordinates
33.4945, -111.9207
☼ Live from 85251 — Scottsdale, AZ

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Where 85251 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 85251
  • 🔢 Type 85251 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISZSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,251 = 3 × 157 × 181. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110100000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85250 (Scottsdale, AZ, 3 mi away) and 85252 (Scottsdale, AZ, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85251 becomes 15258 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pittsburgh, PA, 1,814 miles away.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12585, 12855, 15258, 15825, 18255, 25185, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12855 in North Hudson, NY, 2,159 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 87%.
  • 🎯858 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85251 and you would come out at 33.49°S, 68.08°E — 1,101 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 7.2 square miles of land, 85251 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population40,780This ZIP40,780
Households22,018This ZIP22,018
Housing units26,458This ZIP26,458
Median age38.5This ZIP38.5Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$92,851This ZIP$92,851Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$554,400This ZIP$554,400Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,867This ZIP$1,867Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher60.7%This ZIP60.7%
Mean commute20.9 minThis ZIP20.9 min
Population density5,645.1 / sq miThis ZIP5,645.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments2,676This ZIP2,676
Employees46,575This ZIP46,575
Annual payroll$3,348,077,000This ZIP$3,348,077,000
Tax returns filed20,570This ZIP20,570
Total adjusted gross income$2,933,027,000This ZIP$2,933,027,000

Land area

Land area7.22 sq miThis ZIP7.22 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 85251

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

ZIP codes near 85251

ZIPCityDistance
85261 Scottsdale, AZ 1.6 mi
85267 Scottsdale, AZ 1.6 mi
85271 Scottsdale, AZ 1.6 mi
85257 Scottsdale, AZ 2.2 mi
85250 Scottsdale, AZ 2.9 mi
85252 Scottsdale, AZ 3.0 mi
85288 Tempe, AZ 3.6 mi
85253 Paradise Valley, AZ 4.1 mi
85026 Phoenix, AZ 4.4 mi
85008 Phoenix, AZ 4.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85251?

85251 is in Scottsdale, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.4945, -111.9207.

What county is 85251 in?

85251 lies in Maricopa County.

What area code is 85251?

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

What time zone is 85251 in?

85251 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85251?

About 40,780 people live in ZIP code 85251, in 22,018 households, at 5,645.1 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 85251?

$92,851 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85251?

The closest are 85261 (1.6 mi), 85267 (1.6 mi), 85271 (1.6 mi), 85257 (2.2 mi) and 85250 (2.9 mi).

Is 85251 a PO Box ZIP code?

85251 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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