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85283

ZIP 85283 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
47,459
Coordinates
33.3646, -111.9316
☼ Live from 85283 — Tempe, AZ

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Where 85283 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 85283
  • 🔢 Type 85283 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EBZSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,283 = 11 × 7753. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110100100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85282 (Tempe, AZ, 2 mi away) and 85284 (Tempe, AZ, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85283 becomes 38258 — and that is a real ZIP code: Trezevant, TN, 1,334 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23885, 28358, 28385, 28538, 28583, 32588, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28583 in Stonewall, NC, 2,003 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 87%.
  • 🎯863 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85283 and you would come out at 33.36°S, 68.07°E — 1,110 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 8.8 square miles of land, 85283 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population47,459This ZIP47,459
Households19,499This ZIP19,499
Housing units20,719This ZIP20,719
Median age35.4This ZIP35.4Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$84,568This ZIP$84,568Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$442,800This ZIP$442,800Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,767This ZIP$1,767Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher44.5%This ZIP44.5%
Mean commute20.1 minThis ZIP20.1 min
Population density5,376.6 / sq miThis ZIP5,376.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,192This ZIP1,192
Employees22,683This ZIP22,683
Annual payroll$1,278,741,000This ZIP$1,278,741,000
Tax returns filed21,810This ZIP21,810
Total adjusted gross income$1,651,880,000This ZIP$1,651,880,000

Land area

Land area8.83 sq miThis ZIP8.83 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Other place names in 85283

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ZIP codes near 85283

ZIPCityDistance
85284 Tempe, AZ 1.8 mi
85282 Tempe, AZ 2.0 mi
85280 Tempe, AZ 2.5 mi
85202 Mesa, AZ 3.4 mi
85285 Tempe, AZ 3.7 mi
85244 Chandler, AZ 3.9 mi
85224 Chandler, AZ 4.3 mi
85281 Tempe, AZ 4.3 mi
85287 Tempe, AZ 4.4 mi
85044 Phoenix, AZ 4.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85283?

85283 is in Tempe, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.3646, -111.9316.

What county is 85283 in?

85283 lies in Maricopa County.

What area code is 85283?

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

What time zone is 85283 in?

85283 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85283?

About 47,459 people live in ZIP code 85283, in 19,499 households, at 5,376.6 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 85283?

$84,568 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85283?

The closest are 85284 (1.8 mi), 85282 (2 mi), 85280 (2.5 mi), 85202 (3.4 mi) and 85285 (3.7 mi).

Is 85283 a PO Box ZIP code?

85283 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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