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85266

ZIP 85266 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
12,516
Coordinates
33.7624, -111.9191
☼ Live from 85266 — Scottsdale, AZ

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Where 85266 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85266
  • 🔢 Type 85266 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggZSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,266 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 1579. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110100010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85264 (Fort Mcdowell, AZ, 25 mi away) and 85267 (Scottsdale, AZ, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85266 becomes 66258, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25686, 25866, 26568, 26586, 26865, 28656, …). The farthest-flung twin is 26865 in Yellow Spring, WV, 1,882 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 87%.
  • 🎯847 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85266 and you would come out at 33.76°S, 68.08°E — 1,082 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 19.6 square miles of land, 85266 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,516This ZIP12,516
Households5,546This ZIP5,546
Housing units6,467This ZIP6,467
Median age62.7This ZIP62.7Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$151,923This ZIP$151,923Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$1,128,500This ZIP$1,128,500Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$3,136This ZIP$3,136Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher67.2%This ZIP67.2%
Mean commute24.8 minThis ZIP24.8 min
Population density638.0 / sq miThis ZIP638.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments339This ZIP339
Employees2,243This ZIP2,243
Annual payroll$103,787,000This ZIP$103,787,000
Tax returns filed6,000This ZIP6,000
Total adjusted gross income$1,775,620,000This ZIP$1,775,620,000

Land area

Land area19.62 sq miThis ZIP19.62 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 85266

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ZIP codes near 85266

ZIPCityDistance
85377 Carefree, AZ 4.2 mi
85327 Cave Creek, AZ 5.2 mi
85054 Phoenix, AZ 5.8 mi
85050 Phoenix, AZ 6.9 mi
85331 Cave Creek, AZ 8.5 mi
85255 Scottsdale, AZ 8.6 mi
85024 Phoenix, AZ 8.8 mi
85262 Scottsdale, AZ 9.3 mi
85085 Phoenix, AZ 9.8 mi
85254 Scottsdale, AZ 10.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85266?

85266 is in Scottsdale, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.7624, -111.9191.

What county is 85266 in?

85266 lies in Maricopa County.

What area code is 85266?

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

What time zone is 85266 in?

85266 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85266?

About 12,516 people live in ZIP code 85266, in 5,546 households, at 638.0 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 85266?

$151,923 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85266?

The closest are 85377 (4.2 mi), 85327 (5.2 mi), 85054 (5.8 mi), 85050 (6.9 mi) and 85331 (8.5 mi).

Is 85266 a PO Box ZIP code?

85266 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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