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85256

ZIP 85256 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
3,504
Coordinates
33.5006, -111.8351
☼ Live from 85256 — Scottsdale, AZ

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Where 85256 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 85256
  • 🔢 Type 85256 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSZSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,256 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 10657. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110100001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85255 (Scottsdale, AZ, 12 mi away) and 85257 (Scottsdale, AZ, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85256 becomes 65258 — and that is a real ZIP code: Holliday, MO, 1,167 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25685, 25865, 26585, 26855, 28556, 28655, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28556 in Merritt, NC, 2,001 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 87%.
  • 🎯854 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85256 and you would come out at 33.50°S, 68.16°E — 1,100 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 34.2 square miles of land, 85256 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,504This ZIP3,504
Households1,016This ZIP1,016
Housing units1,133This ZIP1,133
Median age30.5This ZIP30.5Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$44,844This ZIP$44,844Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$190,500This ZIP$190,500Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$564This ZIP$564Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%This ZIP12.4%
Mean commute15.7 minThis ZIP15.7 min
Population density102.5 / sq miThis ZIP102.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments74This ZIP74
Employees10,670This ZIP10,670
Annual payroll$767,023,000This ZIP$767,023,000
Tax returns filed2,120This ZIP2,120
Total adjusted gross income$108,103,000This ZIP$108,103,000

Land area

Land area34.20 sq miThis ZIP34.20 sq mi
Water area1.24 sq miThis ZIP1.24 sq mi

Other place names in 85256

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ZIP codes near 85256

ZIPCityDistance
85252 Scottsdale, AZ 1.9 mi
85211 Mesa, AZ 2.4 mi
85250 Scottsdale, AZ 3.6 mi
85261 Scottsdale, AZ 3.7 mi
85267 Scottsdale, AZ 3.7 mi
85271 Scottsdale, AZ 3.7 mi
85203 Mesa, AZ 3.9 mi
85201 Mesa, AZ 4.7 mi
85251 Scottsdale, AZ 5.0 mi
85258 Scottsdale, AZ 5.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85256?

85256 is in Scottsdale, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.5006, -111.8351.

What county is 85256 in?

85256 lies in Maricopa County.

What area code is 85256?

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

What time zone is 85256 in?

85256 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85256?

About 3,504 people live in ZIP code 85256, in 1,016 households, at 102.5 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 85256?

$44,844 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85256?

The closest are 85252 (1.9 mi), 85211 (2.4 mi), 85250 (3.6 mi), 85261 (3.7 mi) and 85267 (3.7 mi).

Is 85256 a PO Box ZIP code?

85256 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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