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85536

ZIP 85536 is Fort Thomas, 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
355
Coordinates
33.1475, -109.9894
☼ Live from 85536 — Fort Thomas, AZ

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Where 85536 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85536
  • 🔢 Type 85536 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gESSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,536 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 11. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100111000100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85535 (Eden, AZ, 12 mi away) and 85539 (Miami, AZ, 56 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85536 becomes 63558 — and that is a real ZIP code: New Cambria, MO, 1,059 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35586, 36558, 36585, 36855, 38556, 38565, …). The farthest-flung twin is 38556 in Jamestown, TN, 1,436 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯783 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85536 and you would come out at 33.15°S, 70.01°E — 1,119 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 143.0 square miles of land, 85536 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 109 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population355This ZIP355
Households126This ZIP126
Housing units183This ZIP183
Median age37.8This ZIP37.8Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$104,500This ZIP$104,500Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$156,500This ZIP$156,500Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%This ZIP16.8%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density2.5 / sq miThis ZIP2.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees65This ZIP65
Annual payroll$989,000This ZIP$989,000

Land area

Land area143.04 sq miThis ZIP143.04 sq mi
Water area0.37 sq miThis ZIP0.37 sq mi

Other place names in 85536

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ZIP codes near 85536

ZIPCityDistance
85535 Eden, AZ 12.0 mi
85543 Pima, AZ 14.4 mi
85530 Bylas, AZ 16.6 mi
85542 Peridot, AZ 22.2 mi
85531 Central, AZ 22.6 mi
85552 Thatcher, AZ 25.6 mi
85548 Safford, AZ 27.8 mi
85533 Clifton, AZ 36.5 mi
85540 Morenci, AZ 36.6 mi
85551 Solomon, AZ 37.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85536?

85536 is in Fort Thomas, Arizona, in Graham County, part of the Safford, AZ micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.1475, -109.9894.

What county is 85536 in?

85536 lies in Graham County.

What area code is 85536?

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

What time zone is 85536 in?

85536 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85536?

About 355 people live in ZIP code 85536, in 126 households, at 2.5 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 85536?

$104,500 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85536?

The closest are 85535 (12 mi), 85543 (14.4 mi), 85530 (16.6 mi), 85542 (22.2 mi) and 85531 (22.6 mi).

Is 85536 a PO Box ZIP code?

85536 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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