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85262

ZIP 85262 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
14,329
Coordinates
33.8580, -111.8051
☼ Live from 85262 — Scottsdale, AZ

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Where 85262 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85262
  • 🔢 Type 85262 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgZSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,262 = 2 × 89 × 479. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110100001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85261 (Scottsdale, AZ, 25 mi away) and 85263 (Rio Verde, AZ, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85262 becomes 26258, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25268, 25286, 25628, 25826, 25862, 26285, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28562 in New Bern, NC, 1,967 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 87%.
  • 🎯838 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85262 and you would come out at 33.86°S, 68.19°E — 1,075 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 155.2 square miles of land, 85262 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 118 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,329This ZIP14,329
Households6,589This ZIP6,589
Housing units8,733This ZIP8,733
Median age61.4This ZIP61.4Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$177,790This ZIP$177,790Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$1,287,300This ZIP$1,287,300Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,899This ZIP$2,899Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher58.3%This ZIP58.3%
Mean commute30.4 minThis ZIP30.4 min
Population density92.3 / sq miThis ZIP92.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments456This ZIP456
Employees3,785This ZIP3,785
Annual payroll$213,249,000This ZIP$213,249,000
Tax returns filed7,060This ZIP7,060
Total adjusted gross income$2,951,262,000This ZIP$2,951,262,000

Land area

Land area155.20 sq miThis ZIP155.20 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 85262

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ZIP codes near 85262

ZIPCityDistance
85377 Carefree, AZ 6.7 mi
85331 Cave Creek, AZ 7.9 mi
85327 Cave Creek, AZ 8.5 mi
85266 Scottsdale, AZ 9.3 mi
85255 Scottsdale, AZ 13.2 mi
85054 Phoenix, AZ 14.6 mi
85263 Rio Verde, AZ 15.0 mi
85050 Phoenix, AZ 16.2 mi
85269 Fountain Hills, AZ 17.7 mi
85259 Scottsdale, AZ 17.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85262?

85262 is in Scottsdale, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.8580, -111.8051.

What county is 85262 in?

85262 lies in Maricopa County.

What area code is 85262?

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

What time zone is 85262 in?

85262 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85262?

About 14,329 people live in ZIP code 85262, in 6,589 households, at 92.3 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 85262?

$177,790 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85262?

The closest are 85377 (6.7 mi), 85331 (7.9 mi), 85327 (8.5 mi), 85266 (9.3 mi) and 85255 (13.2 mi).

Is 85262 a PO Box ZIP code?

85262 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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