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85259

ZIP 85259 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
21,670
Coordinates
33.6010, -111.8095
☼ Live from 85259 — Scottsdale, AZ

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Where 85259 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 85259
  • 🔢 Type 85259 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSZSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 85259 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110100001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85258 (Scottsdale, AZ, 6 mi away) and 85260 (Scottsdale, AZ, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85259 becomes 95258 — and that is a real ZIP code: Woodbridge, CA, 618 miles away.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25958, 25985, 29585, 55982, 58259, 58529, …). The farthest-flung twin is 29585 in Pawleys Island, SC, 1,876 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 87%.
  • 🎯848 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85259 and you would come out at 33.60°S, 68.19°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 20.7 square miles of land, 85259 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,670This ZIP21,670
Households9,540This ZIP9,540
Housing units10,977This ZIP10,977
Median age51.5This ZIP51.5Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$137,895This ZIP$137,895Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$1,011,200This ZIP$1,011,200Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,878This ZIP$1,878Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher67.2%This ZIP67.2%
Mean commute24.1 minThis ZIP24.1 min
Population density1,045.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,045.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments676This ZIP676
Employees3,897This ZIP3,897
Annual payroll$219,546,000This ZIP$219,546,000
Tax returns filed10,860This ZIP10,860
Total adjusted gross income$2,618,826,000This ZIP$2,618,826,000

Land area

Land area20.73 sq miThis ZIP20.73 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 85259

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ZIP codes near 85259

ZIPCityDistance
85268 Fountain Hills, AZ 4.2 mi
85260 Scottsdale, AZ 4.6 mi
85255 Scottsdale, AZ 4.7 mi
85269 Fountain Hills, AZ 5.4 mi
85258 Scottsdale, AZ 5.7 mi
85250 Scottsdale, AZ 6.9 mi
85256 Scottsdale, AZ 7.1 mi
85252 Scottsdale, AZ 7.8 mi
85254 Scottsdale, AZ 8.1 mi
85261 Scottsdale, AZ 8.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85259?

85259 is in Scottsdale, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.6010, -111.8095.

What county is 85259 in?

85259 lies in Maricopa County.

What area code is 85259?

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

What time zone is 85259 in?

85259 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85259?

About 21,670 people live in ZIP code 85259, in 9,540 households, at 1,045.3 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 85259?

$137,895 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85259?

The closest are 85268 (4.2 mi), 85260 (4.6 mi), 85255 (4.7 mi), 85269 (5.4 mi) and 85258 (5.7 mi).

Is 85259 a PO Box ZIP code?

85259 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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