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85501

ZIP 85501 is in Globe, Arizona, in Gila County; area code 928; Mountain Standard Time all year. Globe has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 85502.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Phoenix
County
Gila
Metro area
Payson, AZ
Population
12,395
Coordinates
33.5590, -110.7691
☼ Live from 85501 — Globe, AZ

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Where 85501 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85501
  • 🔢 Type 85501 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOSSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,501 = 13 × 6577. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110111111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85396 (Buckeye, AZ, 111 mi away) and 85502 (Globe, AZ, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85501 becomes 10558, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01585, 05158, 05851, 08515, 08551, 15085, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05851 in Lyndonville, VT, 2,188 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 86%.
  • 🎯801 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85501 and you would come out at 33.56°S, 69.23°E — 1,092 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
  • 📏 At 549.6 square miles of land, 85501 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 417 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,395This ZIP12,395
Households5,053This ZIP5,053
Housing units5,764This ZIP5,764
Median age43.3This ZIP43.3Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$61,983This ZIP$61,983Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$164,200This ZIP$164,200Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$903This ZIP$903Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%This ZIP16.6%
Mean commute20.4 minThis ZIP20.4 min
Population density22.6 / sq miThis ZIP22.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments211This ZIP211
Employees2,485This ZIP2,485
Annual payroll$111,208,000This ZIP$111,208,000
Tax returns filed3,610This ZIP3,610
Total adjusted gross income$220,897,000This ZIP$220,897,000

Land area

Land area549.56 sq miThis ZIP549.56 sq mi
Water area2.30 sq miThis ZIP2.30 sq mi

Other place names in 85501

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ZIP codes near 85501

ZIPCityDistance
85532 Claypool, AZ 11.1 mi
85502 Globe, AZ 11.4 mi
85550 San Carlos, AZ 15.0 mi
85539 Miami, AZ 18.0 mi
85545 Roosevelt, AZ 21.4 mi
85173 Superior, AZ 29.2 mi
85553 Tonto Basin, AZ 30.8 mi
85542 Peridot, AZ 31.0 mi
85137 Kearny, AZ 32.7 mi
85554 Young, AZ 33.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85501?

85501 is in Globe, Arizona, in Gila County, part of the Payson, AZ micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.5590, -110.7691.

What county is 85501 in?

85501 lies in Gila County.

What area code is 85501?

Globe uses area code 928, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 85501 in?

85501 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85501?

About 12,395 people live in ZIP code 85501, in 5,053 households, at 22.6 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 85501?

$61,983 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85501?

The closest are 85532 (11.1 mi), 85502 (11.4 mi), 85550 (15 mi), 85539 (18 mi) and 85545 (21.4 mi).

Is 85501 a PO Box ZIP code?

85501 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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