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85553

ZIP 85553 is Tonto Basin, Arizona, in Gila County; area code 928; Mountain Standard Time all year.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Phoenix
County
Gila
Metro area
Payson, AZ
Population
1,755
Coordinates
33.7938, -111.2235
☼ Live from 85553 — Tonto Basin, AZ

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Where 85553 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85553
  • 🔢 Type 85553 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESSSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,553 = 13 × 6581. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100111000110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85552 (Thatcher, AZ, 107 mi away) and 85554 (Young, AZ, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85553 becomes 35558, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35585, 38555, 53558, 53585, 55358, 55385, …). The farthest-flung twin is 38555 in Crossville, TN, 1,490 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 86%.
  • 🎯813 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85553 and you would come out at 33.79°S, 68.78°E — 1,077 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 303.3 square miles of land, 85553 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 230 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,755This ZIP1,755
Households851This ZIP851
Housing units1,313This ZIP1,313
Median age61.8This ZIP61.8Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$50,762This ZIP$50,762Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$269,100This ZIP$269,100Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%This ZIP21.7%
Mean commute53.7 minThis ZIP53.7 min
Population density5.8 / sq miThis ZIP5.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees51This ZIP51
Annual payroll$1,954,000This ZIP$1,954,000

Land area

Land area303.30 sq miThis ZIP303.30 sq mi
Water area13.14 sq miThis ZIP13.14 sq mi

Other place names in 85553

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ZIP codes near 85553

ZIPCityDistance
85545 Roosevelt, AZ 16.5 mi
85264 Fort Mcdowell, AZ 16.8 mi
85554 Young, AZ 19.0 mi
85190 Tortilla Flat, AZ 20.8 mi
85263 Rio Verde, AZ 21.5 mi
85215 Mesa, AZ 28.3 mi
85541 Payson, AZ 30.5 mi
85501 Globe, AZ 30.8 mi
85269 Fountain Hills, AZ 31.1 mi
85118 Gold Canyon, AZ 31.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85553?

85553 is in Tonto Basin, Arizona, in Gila County, part of the Payson, AZ micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.7938, -111.2235.

What county is 85553 in?

85553 lies in Gila County.

What area code is 85553?

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

What time zone is 85553 in?

85553 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85553?

About 1,755 people live in ZIP code 85553, in 851 households, at 5.8 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 85553?

$50,762 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85553?

The closest are 85545 (16.5 mi), 85264 (16.8 mi), 85554 (19 mi), 85190 (20.8 mi) and 85263 (21.5 mi).

Is 85553 a PO Box ZIP code?

85553 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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