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85331

ZIP 85331 is in Cave Creek, Arizona, in Maricopa County; area codes 480, 602 and 623; Mountain Standard Time all year. Cave Creek has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 85327.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Phoenix
County
Maricopa
Population
31,968
Coordinates
33.8842, -111.9396
☼ Live from 85331 — Cave Creek, AZ

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Where 85331 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85331
  • 🔢 Type 85331 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEESB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 85331 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110101010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85329 (Cashion, AZ, 37 mi away) and 85332 (Congress, AZ, 60 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85331 becomes 13358, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13835, 15338, 18335, 18353, 33158, 33185, …). The farthest-flung twin is 18335 in Marshalls Creek, PA, 2,063 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 87%.
  • 🎯844 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85331 and you would come out at 33.88°S, 68.06°E — 1,074 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 131.1 square miles of land, 85331 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 100 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population31,968This ZIP31,968
Households13,017This ZIP13,017
Housing units13,967This ZIP13,967
Median age52.5This ZIP52.5Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$129,083This ZIP$129,083Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$741,700This ZIP$741,700Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,595This ZIP$2,595Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher54.5%This ZIP54.5%
Mean commute26.1 minThis ZIP26.1 min
Population density243.8 / sq miThis ZIP243.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments994This ZIP994
Employees6,723This ZIP6,723
Annual payroll$293,570,000This ZIP$293,570,000
Tax returns filed15,050This ZIP15,050
Total adjusted gross income$2,421,297,000This ZIP$2,421,297,000

Land area

Land area131.13 sq miThis ZIP131.13 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 85331

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ZIP codes near 85331

ZIPCityDistance
85327 Cave Creek, AZ 3.6 mi
85377 Carefree, AZ 4.5 mi
85262 Scottsdale, AZ 7.9 mi
85266 Scottsdale, AZ 8.5 mi
85086 Phoenix, AZ 11.7 mi
85087 New River, AZ 12.3 mi
85085 Phoenix, AZ 12.5 mi
85050 Phoenix, AZ 14.0 mi
85054 Phoenix, AZ 14.0 mi
85024 Phoenix, AZ 14.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85331?

85331 is in Cave Creek, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.8842, -111.9396.

What county is 85331 in?

85331 lies in Maricopa County.

What area code is 85331?

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

What time zone is 85331 in?

85331 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85331?

About 31,968 people live in ZIP code 85331, in 13,017 households, at 243.8 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 85331?

$129,083 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85331?

The closest are 85327 (3.6 mi), 85377 (4.5 mi), 85262 (7.9 mi), 85266 (8.5 mi) and 85086 (11.7 mi).

Is 85331 a PO Box ZIP code?

85331 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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