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85282

ZIP 85282 is in Tempe, Arizona, in Maricopa County; area codes 480, 602 and 623; Mountain Standard Time all year. Tempe has 8 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Phoenix
County
Maricopa
Population
53,624
Coordinates
33.3940, -111.9329
☼ Live from 85282 — Tempe, AZ

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Where 85282 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85282
  • 🔢 Type 85282 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZBZSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,282 = 2 × 42641. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110100100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85281 (Tempe, AZ, 2 mi away) and 85283 (Tempe, AZ, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85282 becomes 28258 — and that is a real ZIP code: Charlotte, NC, 1,774 miles away.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25882, 28258, 28285, 28528, 28582, 58228, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28528 in Gloucester, NC, 2,018 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 87%.
  • 🎯862 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85282 and you would come out at 33.39°S, 68.07°E — 1,108 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 11.1 square miles of land, 85282 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population53,624This ZIP53,624
Households23,576This ZIP23,576
Housing units25,593This ZIP25,593
Median age32.8This ZIP32.8Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$79,036This ZIP$79,036Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$412,000This ZIP$412,000Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,745This ZIP$1,745Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.7%This ZIP43.7%
Mean commute21.1 minThis ZIP21.1 min
Population density4,831.9 / sq miThis ZIP4,831.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments2,189This ZIP2,189
Employees45,325This ZIP45,325
Annual payroll$2,871,851,000This ZIP$2,871,851,000
Tax returns filed25,000This ZIP25,000
Total adjusted gross income$1,775,860,000This ZIP$1,775,860,000

Land area

Land area11.10 sq miThis ZIP11.10 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 85282

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ZIP codes near 85282

ZIPCityDistance
85280 Tempe, AZ 0.5 mi
85285 Tempe, AZ 2.0 mi
85283 Tempe, AZ 2.0 mi
85281 Tempe, AZ 2.3 mi
85287 Tempe, AZ 2.4 mi
85288 Tempe, AZ 3.4 mi
85202 Mesa, AZ 3.5 mi
85284 Tempe, AZ 3.8 mi
85026 Phoenix, AZ 4.5 mi
85257 Scottsdale, AZ 4.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85282?

85282 is in Tempe, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.3940, -111.9329.

What county is 85282 in?

85282 lies in Maricopa County.

What area code is 85282?

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

What time zone is 85282 in?

85282 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85282?

About 53,624 people live in ZIP code 85282, in 23,576 households, at 4,831.9 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 85282?

$79,036 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85282?

The closest are 85280 (0.5 mi), 85285 (2 mi), 85283 (2 mi), 85281 (2.3 mi) and 85287 (2.4 mi).

Is 85282 a PO Box ZIP code?

85282 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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