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85606

ZIP 85606 is Cochise, Arizona, in Cochise County; area code 520; Mountain Standard Time all year.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Phoenix
County
Cochise
Population
1,066
Coordinates
32.0053, -109.9301
☼ Live from 85606 — Cochise, AZ

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Where 85606 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85606
  • 🔢 Type 85606 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOgSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,606 = 2 × 23 × 1861. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100111001100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85605 (Bowie, AZ, 34 mi away) and 85607 (Douglas, AZ, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85606 becomes 60658, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05866, 06856, 50668, 56068, 56680, 60568, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05866 in Sheffield, VT, 2,204 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯833 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85606 and you would come out at 32.01°S, 70.07°E — 1,129 miles from Port Louis, Mauritius, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 03m.
  • 📏 At 174.0 square miles of land, 85606 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 132 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,066This ZIP1,066
Households458This ZIP458
Housing units594This ZIP594
Median age55.8This ZIP55.8Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$59,306This ZIP$59,306Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$261,800This ZIP$261,800Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$896This ZIP$896Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.6%This ZIP21.6%
Mean commute34.2 minThis ZIP34.2 min
Population density6.1 / sq miThis ZIP6.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees149This ZIP149
Annual payroll$13,359,000This ZIP$13,359,000
Tax returns filed380This ZIP380
Total adjusted gross income$21,918,000This ZIP$21,918,000

Land area

Land area173.97 sq miThis ZIP173.97 sq mi
Water area0.32 sq miThis ZIP0.32 sq mi

ZIP codes near 85606

ZIPCityDistance
85609 Dragoon, AZ 10.7 mi
85670 Fort Huachuca, AZ 13.5 mi
85630 Saint David, AZ 16.8 mi
85627 Pomerene, AZ 17.9 mi
85625 Pearce, AZ 18.0 mi
85644 Willcox, AZ 18.0 mi
85610 Elfrida, AZ 23.7 mi
85638 Tombstone, AZ 24.6 mi
85602 Benson, AZ 30.3 mi
85636 Sierra Vista, AZ 31.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85606?

85606 is in Cochise, Arizona, in Cochise County, part of the Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.0053, -109.9301.

What county is 85606 in?

85606 lies in Cochise County.

What area code is 85606?

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

What time zone is 85606 in?

85606 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85606?

About 1,066 people live in ZIP code 85606, in 458 households, at 6.1 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 85606?

$59,306 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85606?

The closest are 85609 (10.7 mi), 85670 (13.5 mi), 85630 (16.8 mi), 85627 (17.9 mi) and 85625 (18 mi).

Is 85606 a PO Box ZIP code?

85606 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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