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85286

ZIP 85286 is in Chandler, Arizona, in Maricopa County; Mountain Standard Time all year. Chandler has 8 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Phoenix
County
Maricopa
Population
50,621
Coordinates
33.2723, -111.8339
☼ Live from 85286 — Chandler, AZ

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Where 85286 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85286
  • 🔢 Type 85286 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBZSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,286 = 2 × 42643. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110100100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85285 (Tempe, AZ, 11 mi away) and 85287 (Tempe, AZ, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85286 becomes 68258, 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, 1,973 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 85286 and you would come out at 33.27°S, 68.17°E — 1,116 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 57m.
  • 📏 At 15.9 square miles of land, 85286 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population50,621This ZIP50,621
Households18,295This ZIP18,295
Housing units18,765This ZIP18,765
Median age36.3This ZIP36.3Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$121,758This ZIP$121,758Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$601,900This ZIP$601,900Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,109This ZIP$2,109Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher54.8%This ZIP54.8%
Mean commute25.9 minThis ZIP25.9 min
Population density3,181.7 / sq miThis ZIP3,181.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,254This ZIP1,254
Employees30,358This ZIP30,358
Annual payroll$2,029,117,000This ZIP$2,029,117,000
Tax returns filed22,990This ZIP22,990
Total adjusted gross income$2,997,230,000This ZIP$2,997,230,000

Land area

Land area15.91 sq miThis ZIP15.91 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 85286

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ZIP codes near 85286

ZIPCityDistance
85246 Chandler, AZ 2.4 mi
85225 Chandler, AZ 3.2 mi
85249 Chandler, AZ 3.7 mi
85224 Chandler, AZ 4.3 mi
85248 Chandler, AZ 4.4 mi
85244 Chandler, AZ 4.6 mi
85226 Chandler, AZ 5.3 mi
85233 Gilbert, AZ 5.7 mi
85297 Gilbert, AZ 5.8 mi
85295 Gilbert, AZ 6.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85286?

85286 is in Chandler, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.2723, -111.8339.

What county is 85286 in?

85286 lies in Maricopa County.

What time zone is 85286 in?

85286 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85286?

About 50,621 people live in ZIP code 85286, in 18,295 households, at 3,181.7 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 85286?

$121,758 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85286?

The closest are 85246 (2.4 mi), 85225 (3.2 mi), 85249 (3.7 mi), 85224 (4.3 mi) and 85248 (4.4 mi).

Is 85286 a PO Box ZIP code?

85286 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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