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85268

ZIP 85268 is in Fountain Hills, Arizona, in Maricopa County; area codes 480, 602 and 623; Mountain Standard Time all year. Fountain Hills has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 85269.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Phoenix
County
Maricopa
Population
23,849
Coordinates
33.6067, -111.7370
☼ Live from 85268 — Fountain Hills, AZ

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Where 85268 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 85268
  • 🔢 Type 85268 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgZSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,268 = 2 × 2 × 21317. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110100010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85267 (Scottsdale, AZ, 12 mi away) and 85269 (Fountain Hills, AZ, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85268 becomes 86258, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25688, 25868, 26588, 28586, 28658, 28685, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28586 in Vanceboro, NC, 1,962 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 86%.
  • 🎯845 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85268 and you would come out at 33.61°S, 68.26°E — 1,092 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 20.5 square miles of land, 85268 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,849This ZIP23,849
Households11,073This ZIP11,073
Housing units13,263This ZIP13,263
Median age61.5This ZIP61.5Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$112,795This ZIP$112,795Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$623,400This ZIP$623,400Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,890This ZIP$1,890Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.4%This ZIP50.4%
Mean commute28.6 minThis ZIP28.6 min
Population density1,164.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,164.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments685This ZIP685
Employees4,952This ZIP4,952
Annual payroll$239,244,000This ZIP$239,244,000
Tax returns filed12,280This ZIP12,280
Total adjusted gross income$1,858,914,000This ZIP$1,858,914,000

Land area

Land area20.48 sq miThis ZIP20.48 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 85268

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ZIP codes near 85268

ZIPCityDistance
85269 Fountain Hills, AZ 1.2 mi
85259 Scottsdale, AZ 4.2 mi
85255 Scottsdale, AZ 6.5 mi
85260 Scottsdale, AZ 8.8 mi
85256 Scottsdale, AZ 9.3 mi
85258 Scottsdale, AZ 9.6 mi
85250 Scottsdale, AZ 10.4 mi
85252 Scottsdale, AZ 10.6 mi
85213 Mesa, AZ 11.1 mi
85215 Mesa, AZ 11.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85268?

85268 is in Fountain Hills, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.6067, -111.7370.

What county is 85268 in?

85268 lies in Maricopa County.

What area code is 85268?

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

What time zone is 85268 in?

85268 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85268?

About 23,849 people live in ZIP code 85268, in 11,073 households, at 1,164.6 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 85268?

$112,795 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85268?

The closest are 85269 (1.2 mi), 85259 (4.2 mi), 85255 (6.5 mi), 85260 (8.8 mi) and 85256 (9.3 mi).

Is 85268 a PO Box ZIP code?

85268 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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