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85253

ZIP 85253 is Paradise Valley, Arizona, in Maricopa County; area codes 480, 602 and 623; Mountain Standard Time all year.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Phoenix
County
Maricopa
Population
17,904
Coordinates
33.5442, -111.9588
☼ Live from 85253 — Paradise Valley, AZ

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Where 85253 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85253
  • 🔢 Type 85253 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESZSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,253 = 7 × 19 × 641. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110100000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85252 (Scottsdale, AZ, 6 mi away) and 85254 (Scottsdale, AZ, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85253 becomes 35258, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25358, 25853, 28355, 28553, 32855, 35285, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28553 in Marshallberg, NC, 2,018 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 85253 and you would come out at 33.54°S, 68.04°E — 1,098 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 55m.
  • 📏 At 18.1 square miles of land, 85253 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,904This ZIP17,904
Households7,654This ZIP7,654
Housing units9,151This ZIP9,151
Median age51.9This ZIP51.9Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$184,979This ZIP$184,979Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$2,000,000+This ZIP$2,000,000+Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,018This ZIP$2,018Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher71.9%This ZIP71.9%
Mean commute19.6 minThis ZIP19.6 min
Population density989.0 / sq miThis ZIP989.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments964This ZIP964
Employees11,400This ZIP11,400
Annual payroll$868,961,000This ZIP$868,961,000
Tax returns filed8,230This ZIP8,230
Total adjusted gross income$6,707,646,000This ZIP$6,707,646,000

Land area

Land area18.10 sq miThis ZIP18.10 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 85253

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ZIP codes near 85253

ZIPCityDistance
85018 Phoenix, AZ 2.6 mi
85028 Phoenix, AZ 3.8 mi
85258 Scottsdale, AZ 3.9 mi
85251 Scottsdale, AZ 4.1 mi
85250 Scottsdale, AZ 4.2 mi
85261 Scottsdale, AZ 4.2 mi
85267 Scottsdale, AZ 4.2 mi
85271 Scottsdale, AZ 4.2 mi
85016 Phoenix, AZ 4.8 mi
85254 Scottsdale, AZ 4.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85253?

85253 is in Paradise Valley, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.5442, -111.9588.

What county is 85253 in?

85253 lies in Maricopa County.

What area code is 85253?

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

What time zone is 85253 in?

85253 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85253?

About 17,904 people live in ZIP code 85253, in 7,654 households, at 989.0 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 85253?

$184,979 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85253?

The closest are 85018 (2.6 mi), 85028 (3.8 mi), 85258 (3.9 mi), 85251 (4.1 mi) and 85250 (4.2 mi).

Is 85253 a PO Box ZIP code?

85253 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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