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85298

ZIP 85298 is in Gilbert, Arizona, in Maricopa County; Mountain Standard Time all year. Gilbert has 7 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Phoenix
County
Maricopa
Population
44,114
Coordinates
33.2398, -111.7282
☼ Live from 85298 — Gilbert, AZ

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Where 85298 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85298
  • 🔢 Type 85298 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BGZSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,298 = 2 × 42649. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110100110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85297 (Gilbert, AZ, 3 mi away) and 85299 (Gilbert, AZ, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85298 becomes 89258, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (28589, 29588, 59828, 85928, 88529, 89825, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28589 in Williston, NC, 2,010 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 86%.
  • 🎯859 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85298 and you would come out at 33.24°S, 68.27°E — 1,118 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 15.7 square miles of land, 85298 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population44,114This ZIP44,114
Households14,391This ZIP14,391
Housing units15,058This ZIP15,058
Median age40.6This ZIP40.6Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$156,425This ZIP$156,425Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$652,400This ZIP$652,400Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,785This ZIP$2,785Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher53.5%This ZIP53.5%
Mean commute29.5 minThis ZIP29.5 min
Population density2,815.0 / sq miThis ZIP2,815.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments742This ZIP742
Employees3,645This ZIP3,645
Annual payroll$159,846,000This ZIP$159,846,000
Tax returns filed18,140This ZIP18,140
Total adjusted gross income$2,706,931,000This ZIP$2,706,931,000

Land area

Land area15.67 sq miThis ZIP15.67 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 85298

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 85298

ZIPCityDistance
85127 Chandler Heights, AZ 2.6 mi
85297 Gilbert, AZ 2.8 mi
85249 Chandler, AZ 4.2 mi
85295 Gilbert, AZ 4.5 mi
85142 Queen Creek, AZ 4.9 mi
85236 Higley, AZ 5.8 mi
85286 Chandler, AZ 6.5 mi
85296 Gilbert, AZ 6.5 mi
85212 Mesa, AZ 7.9 mi
85246 Chandler, AZ 8.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85298?

85298 is in Gilbert, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.2398, -111.7282.

What county is 85298 in?

85298 lies in Maricopa County.

What time zone is 85298 in?

85298 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85298?

About 44,114 people live in ZIP code 85298, in 14,391 households, at 2,815.0 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 85298?

$156,425 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85298?

The closest are 85127 (2.6 mi), 85297 (2.8 mi), 85249 (4.2 mi), 85295 (4.5 mi) and 85142 (4.9 mi).

Is 85298 a PO Box ZIP code?

85298 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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