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85257

ZIP 85257 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
29,812
Coordinates
33.4632, -111.9138
☼ Live from 85257 — Scottsdale, AZ

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Where 85257 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85257
  • 🔢 Type 85257 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSZSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,257 = 3 × 3 × 9473. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110100001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85256 (Scottsdale, AZ, 5 mi away) and 85258 (Scottsdale, AZ, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85257 becomes 75258, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25857, 25875, 27855, 28557, 28575, 28755, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28557 in Morehead City, NC, 2,003 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 87%.
  • 🎯859 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85257 and you would come out at 33.46°S, 68.09°E — 1,103 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 6.9 square miles of land, 85257 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,812This ZIP29,812
Households14,908This ZIP14,908
Housing units16,785This ZIP16,785
Median age37.8This ZIP37.8Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$86,962This ZIP$86,962Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$506,300This ZIP$506,300Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,849This ZIP$1,849Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher47.8%This ZIP47.8%
Mean commute22.3 minThis ZIP22.3 min
Population density4,342.0 / sq miThis ZIP4,342.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments677This ZIP677
Employees13,226This ZIP13,226
Annual payroll$1,741,607,000This ZIP$1,741,607,000
Tax returns filed15,210This ZIP15,210
Total adjusted gross income$1,212,456,000This ZIP$1,212,456,000

Land area

Land area6.87 sq miThis ZIP6.87 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 85257

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ZIP codes near 85257

ZIPCityDistance
85288 Tempe, AZ 1.6 mi
85251 Scottsdale, AZ 2.2 mi
85287 Tempe, AZ 2.7 mi
85281 Tempe, AZ 2.7 mi
85261 Scottsdale, AZ 3.3 mi
85267 Scottsdale, AZ 3.3 mi
85271 Scottsdale, AZ 3.3 mi
85285 Tempe, AZ 3.4 mi
85026 Phoenix, AZ 3.6 mi
85252 Scottsdale, AZ 3.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85257?

85257 is in Scottsdale, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.4632, -111.9138.

What county is 85257 in?

85257 lies in Maricopa County.

What area code is 85257?

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

What time zone is 85257 in?

85257 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85257?

About 29,812 people live in ZIP code 85257, in 14,908 households, at 4,342.0 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 85257?

$86,962 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85257?

The closest are 85288 (1.6 mi), 85251 (2.2 mi), 85287 (2.7 mi), 85281 (2.7 mi) and 85261 (3.3 mi).

Is 85257 a PO Box ZIP code?

85257 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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