85608
ZIP 85608 is in Douglas, Arizona, in Cochise County; area code 520; Mountain Standard Time all year. Douglas has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 85607 and 85655.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Phoenix
- County
- Cochise
- Metro area
- Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
- Population
- 2,804
- Coordinates
- 31.4569, -109.5809
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Where 85608 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 85608 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOgSB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 85,608 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 29 × 41. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10100111001101000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85607 (Douglas, AZ, 15 mi away) and 85609 (Dragoon, AZ, 52 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 85608 becomes 80658, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05868, 06858, 08865, 56088, 58068, 65808, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05868 in Troy, VT, 2,201 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
- 🎯845 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85608 and you would come out at 31.46°S, 70.42°E — 1,118 miles from Port Louis, Mauritius, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 06m.
- 📏 At 1.9 square miles of land, 85608 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.5 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 2,804This ZIP2,804 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 36.8This ZIP36.8Arizona39.0US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 1.3%This ZIP1.3% |
| Population density | 1,465.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,465.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 4This ZIP4 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 13This ZIP13 |
| Annual payroll | $143,000This ZIP$143,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 1.91 sq miThis ZIP1.91 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi |
Other place names in 85608
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 85608
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
85626 | Pirtleville, AZ | 6.8 mi |
85655 | Douglas, AZ | 8.0 mi |
85617 | Mc Neal, AZ | 11.6 mi |
85607 | Douglas, AZ | 14.6 mi |
85603 | Bisbee, AZ | 20.0 mi |
85610 | Elfrida, AZ | 20.4 mi |
85620 | Naco, AZ | 23.0 mi |
85625 | Pearce, AZ | 29.4 mi |
85670 | Fort Huachuca, AZ | 31.0 mi |
85638 | Tombstone, AZ | 31.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 85608?
85608 is in Douglas, Arizona, in Cochise County, part of the Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.4569, -109.5809.
What county is 85608 in?
85608 lies in Cochise County.
What area code is 85608?
Douglas uses area code 520, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 85608 in?
85608 uses America/Phoenix.
How many people live in 85608?
About 2,804 people live in ZIP code 85608, at 1,465.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 85608?
The closest are 85626 (6.8 mi), 85655 (8 mi), 85617 (11.6 mi), 85607 (14.6 mi) and 85603 (20 mi).
Is 85608 a PO Box ZIP code?
85608 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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