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85605

ZIP 85605 is Bowie, Arizona, in Cochise County; area code 520; Mountain Standard Time all year.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Phoenix
County
Cochise
Population
683
Coordinates
32.3079, -109.4708
☼ Live from 85605 — Bowie, AZ

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Where 85605 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85605
  • 🔢 Type 85605 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOgSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,605 = 3 × 5 × 13 × 439. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100111001100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85603 (Bisbee, AZ, 66 mi away) and 85606 (Cochise, AZ, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85605 becomes 50658 — and that is a real ZIP code: Nashua, IA, 1,179 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05658, 06855, 08556, 50568, 50586, 50658, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05658 in Marshfield, VT, 2,154 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯799 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85605 and you would come out at 32.31°S, 70.53°E — 1,163 miles from Port Louis, Mauritius, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 02m.
  • 📏 At 324.2 square miles of land, 85605 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 246 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population683This ZIP683
Households227This ZIP227
Housing units289This ZIP289
Median age34.1This ZIP34.1Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$48,558This ZIP$48,558Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$61,300This ZIP$61,300Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$610This ZIP$610Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.0%This ZIP11.0%
Mean commute20.7 minThis ZIP20.7 min
Population density2.1 / sq miThis ZIP2.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees53This ZIP53
Annual payroll$2,180,000This ZIP$2,180,000

Land area

Land area324.20 sq miThis ZIP324.20 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi

Other place names in 85605

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ZIP codes near 85605

ZIPCityDistance
85644 Willcox, AZ 21.4 mi
85632 San Simon, AZ 24.1 mi
85546 Safford, AZ 27.9 mi
85551 Solomon, AZ 30.2 mi
85625 Pearce, AZ 31.9 mi
85643 Willcox, AZ 32.7 mi
85670 Fort Huachuca, AZ 33.9 mi
85606 Cochise, AZ 34.0 mi
85534 Duncan, AZ 34.1 mi
85548 Safford, AZ 37.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85605?

85605 is in Bowie, Arizona, in Cochise County, part of the Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.3079, -109.4708.

What county is 85605 in?

85605 lies in Cochise County.

What area code is 85605?

Bowie uses area code 520, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 85605 in?

85605 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85605?

About 683 people live in ZIP code 85605, in 227 households, at 2.1 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 85605?

$48,558 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85605?

The closest are 85644 (21.4 mi), 85632 (24.1 mi), 85546 (27.9 mi), 85551 (30.2 mi) and 85625 (31.9 mi).

Is 85605 a PO Box ZIP code?

85605 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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