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85263

ZIP 85263 is Rio Verde, Arizona, in Maricopa County; Mountain Standard Time all year.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Phoenix
County
Maricopa
Population
3,472
Coordinates
33.9331, -111.5595
☼ Live from 85263 — Rio Verde, AZ

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Where 85263 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85263
  • 🔢 Type 85263 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgZSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,263 = 3 × 97 × 293. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110100001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85262 (Scottsdale, AZ, 15 mi away) and 85264 (Fort Mcdowell, AZ, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85263 becomes 36258 — and that is a real ZIP code: Delta, AL, 1,482 miles away.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23856, 25638, 25836, 26385, 28356, 28365, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28563 in New Bern, NC, 1,956 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 86%.
  • 🎯824 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85263 and you would come out at 33.93°S, 68.44°E — 1,069 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
  • 📏 At 188.4 square miles of land, 85263 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 143 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,472This ZIP3,472
Households1,910This ZIP1,910
Housing units2,523This ZIP2,523
Median age68.7This ZIP68.7Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$145,053This ZIP$145,053Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$851,000This ZIP$851,000Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,332This ZIP$2,332Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher64.6%This ZIP64.6%
Mean commute29.1 minThis ZIP29.1 min
Population density18.4 / sq miThis ZIP18.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees326This ZIP326
Annual payroll$15,589,000This ZIP$15,589,000
Tax returns filed2,060This ZIP2,060
Total adjusted gross income$424,038,000This ZIP$424,038,000

Land area

Land area188.35 sq miThis ZIP188.35 sq mi
Water area4.48 sq miThis ZIP4.48 sq mi

Other place names in 85263

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ZIP codes near 85263

ZIPCityDistance
85262 Scottsdale, AZ 15.0 mi
85264 Fort Mcdowell, AZ 17.4 mi
85553 Tonto Basin, AZ 21.5 mi
85377 Carefree, AZ 21.7 mi
85331 Cave Creek, AZ 22.1 mi
85541 Payson, AZ 23.4 mi
85327 Cave Creek, AZ 23.5 mi
85255 Scottsdale, AZ 23.7 mi
85266 Scottsdale, AZ 23.8 mi
85269 Fountain Hills, AZ 24.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85263?

85263 is in Rio Verde, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.9331, -111.5595.

What county is 85263 in?

85263 lies in Maricopa County.

What time zone is 85263 in?

85263 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85263?

About 3,472 people live in ZIP code 85263, in 1,910 households, at 18.4 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 85263?

$145,053 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85263?

The closest are 85262 (15 mi), 85264 (17.4 mi), 85553 (21.5 mi), 85377 (21.7 mi) and 85331 (22.1 mi).

Is 85263 a PO Box ZIP code?

85263 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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