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85254

ZIP 85254 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
45,558
Coordinates
33.6146, -111.9497
☼ Live from 85254 — Scottsdale, AZ

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Where 85254 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 85254
  • 🔢 Type 85254 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hSZSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,254 = 2 × 3 × 13 × 1093. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110100000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85253 (Paradise Valley, AZ, 5 mi away) and 85255 (Scottsdale, AZ, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85254 becomes 45258 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cincinnati, OH, 1,566 miles away.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24558, 24855, 25845, 25854, 28455, 28545, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28545 in Mccutcheon Field, NC, 1,968 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 85254 and you would come out at 33.61°S, 68.05°E — 1,093 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 13.7 square miles of land, 85254 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 10 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population45,558This ZIP45,558
Households19,533This ZIP19,533
Housing units21,914This ZIP21,914
Median age46.8This ZIP46.8Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$123,203This ZIP$123,203Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$785,700This ZIP$785,700Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,156This ZIP$2,156Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher62.4%This ZIP62.4%
Mean commute22.4 minThis ZIP22.4 min
Population density3,321.0 / sq miThis ZIP3,321.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments2,374This ZIP2,374
Employees26,434This ZIP26,434
Annual payroll$2,028,062,000This ZIP$2,028,062,000
Tax returns filed22,990This ZIP22,990
Total adjusted gross income$3,927,484,000This ZIP$3,927,484,000

Land area

Land area13.72 sq miThis ZIP13.72 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 85254

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ZIP codes near 85254

ZIPCityDistance
85032 Phoenix, AZ 3.1 mi
85260 Scottsdale, AZ 3.5 mi
85028 Phoenix, AZ 4.1 mi
85054 Phoenix, AZ 4.6 mi
85253 Paradise Valley, AZ 4.9 mi
85258 Scottsdale, AZ 5.1 mi
85050 Phoenix, AZ 5.8 mi
85022 Phoenix, AZ 5.8 mi
85020 Phoenix, AZ 7.0 mi
85250 Scottsdale, AZ 7.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85254?

85254 is in Scottsdale, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.6146, -111.9497.

What county is 85254 in?

85254 lies in Maricopa County.

What area code is 85254?

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

What time zone is 85254 in?

85254 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85254?

About 45,558 people live in ZIP code 85254, in 19,533 households, at 3,321.0 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 85254?

$123,203 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85254?

The closest are 85032 (3.1 mi), 85260 (3.5 mi), 85028 (4.1 mi), 85054 (4.6 mi) and 85253 (4.9 mi).

Is 85254 a PO Box ZIP code?

85254 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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