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85531

ZIP 85531 is Central, Arizona, in Graham County; area code 928; Mountain Standard Time all year.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Phoenix
County
Graham
Metro area
Safford, AZ
Population
657
Coordinates
32.8709, -109.7807
☼ Live from 85531 — Central, AZ

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Where 85531 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85531
  • 🔢 Type 85531 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IESSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 85531 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100111000011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85530 (Bylas, AZ, 32 mi away) and 85532 (Claypool, AZ, 72 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85531 becomes 13558, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15358, 15538, 15853, 18355, 31558, 35185, …). The farthest-flung twin is 18355 in Scotrun, PA, 1,968 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯786 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85531 and you would come out at 32.87°S, 70.22°E — 1,139 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 59m.
  • 📏 At 4.5 square miles of land, 85531 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population657This ZIP657
Households227This ZIP227
Housing units227This ZIP227
Median age26.8This ZIP26.8Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$97,365This ZIP$97,365Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$480,000This ZIP$480,000Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher54.1%This ZIP54.1%
Mean commute19.5 minThis ZIP19.5 min
Population density146.9 / sq miThis ZIP146.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees104This ZIP104
Annual payroll$5,033,000This ZIP$5,033,000

Land area

Land area4.47 sq miThis ZIP4.47 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 85531

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ZIP codes near 85531

ZIPCityDistance
85552 Thatcher, AZ 3.6 mi
85548 Safford, AZ 5.4 mi
85543 Pima, AZ 8.9 mi
85535 Eden, AZ 11.1 mi
85551 Solomon, AZ 15.7 mi
85546 Safford, AZ 16.3 mi
85536 Fort Thomas, AZ 22.6 mi
85540 Morenci, AZ 24.9 mi
85643 Willcox, AZ 31.1 mi
85530 Bylas, AZ 31.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85531?

85531 is in Central, Arizona, in Graham County, part of the Safford, AZ micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.8709, -109.7807.

What county is 85531 in?

85531 lies in Graham County.

What area code is 85531?

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

What time zone is 85531 in?

85531 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85531?

About 657 people live in ZIP code 85531, in 227 households, at 146.9 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 85531?

$97,365 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85531?

The closest are 85552 (3.6 mi), 85548 (5.4 mi), 85543 (8.9 mi), 85535 (11.1 mi) and 85551 (15.7 mi).

Is 85531 a PO Box ZIP code?

85531 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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