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85255

ZIP 85255 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
45,346
Coordinates
33.6682, -111.8225
☼ Live from 85255 — Scottsdale, AZ

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Where 85255 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 85255
  • 🔢 Type 85255 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSZSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,255 = 5 × 17 × 17 × 59. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110100000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85254 (Scottsdale, AZ, 8 mi away) and 85256 (Scottsdale, AZ, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85255 becomes 55258, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25855, 28555, 52585, 58255, 58552, 85552). The farthest-flung twin is 28555 in Maysville, NC, 1,966 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 87%.
  • 🎯846 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85255 and you would come out at 33.67°S, 68.18°E — 1,088 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 88.2 square miles of land, 85255 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 67 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population45,346This ZIP45,346
Households19,829This ZIP19,829
Housing units23,364This ZIP23,364
Median age51.5This ZIP51.5Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$140,616This ZIP$140,616Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$1,036,800This ZIP$1,036,800Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,483This ZIP$2,483Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher66.9%This ZIP66.9%
Mean commute23.1 minThis ZIP23.1 min
Population density514.0 / sq miThis ZIP514.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments2,155This ZIP2,155
Employees32,815This ZIP32,815
Annual payroll$3,331,251,000This ZIP$3,331,251,000
Tax returns filed23,230This ZIP23,230
Total adjusted gross income$7,790,619,000This ZIP$7,790,619,000

Land area

Land area88.21 sq miThis ZIP88.21 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Other place names in 85255

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ZIP codes near 85255

ZIPCityDistance
85259 Scottsdale, AZ 4.7 mi
85260 Scottsdale, AZ 5.7 mi
85268 Fountain Hills, AZ 6.5 mi
85054 Phoenix, AZ 7.1 mi
85269 Fountain Hills, AZ 7.2 mi
85254 Scottsdale, AZ 8.2 mi
85266 Scottsdale, AZ 8.6 mi
85258 Scottsdale, AZ 8.6 mi
85050 Phoenix, AZ 10.2 mi
85250 Scottsdale, AZ 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85255?

85255 is in Scottsdale, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.6682, -111.8225.

What county is 85255 in?

85255 lies in Maricopa County.

What area code is 85255?

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

What time zone is 85255 in?

85255 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85255?

About 45,346 people live in ZIP code 85255, in 19,829 households, at 514.0 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 85255?

$140,616 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85255?

The closest are 85259 (4.7 mi), 85260 (5.7 mi), 85268 (6.5 mi), 85054 (7.1 mi) and 85269 (7.2 mi).

Is 85255 a PO Box ZIP code?

85255 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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