85609
ZIP 85609 is Dragoon, Arizona, in Cochise County; area code 520; Mountain Standard Time all year.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Phoenix
- County
- Cochise
- Metro area
- Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
- Population
- 426
- Coordinates
- 32.0693, -110.0969
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Where 85609 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 85609 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOgSB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 85,609 = 59 × 1451. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10100111001101001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85608 (Douglas, AZ, 52 mi away) and 85610 (Elfrida, AZ, 34 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 85609 becomes 90658, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (08695, 09658, 09865, 56089, 56098, 58069, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09658 in APO AE, a military post office, 8,199 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 86%.
- 🎯837 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85609 and you would come out at 32.07°S, 69.90°E — 1,125 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 118.9 square miles of land, 85609 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 90 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 426This ZIP426 |
|---|---|
| Households | 217This ZIP217 |
| Housing units | 217This ZIP217 |
| Median age | 76.4This ZIP76.4Arizona39.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $78,779This ZIP$78,779Arizona$79,964US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 42.5%This ZIP42.5% |
| Population density | 3.6 / sq miThis ZIP3.6 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 118.93 sq miThis ZIP118.93 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi |
Other place names in 85609
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 85609
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
85627 | Pomerene, AZ | 9.2 mi |
85606 | Cochise, AZ | 10.7 mi |
85630 | Saint David, AZ | 13.5 mi |
85602 | Benson, AZ | 19.6 mi |
85644 | Willcox, AZ | 20.0 mi |
85670 | Fort Huachuca, AZ | 24.0 mi |
85643 | Willcox, AZ | 27.6 mi |
85638 | Tombstone, AZ | 27.9 mi |
85616 | Huachuca City, AZ | 28.6 mi |
85625 | Pearce, AZ | 28.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 85609?
85609 is in Dragoon, Arizona, in Cochise County, part of the Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.0693, -110.0969.
What county is 85609 in?
85609 lies in Cochise County.
What area code is 85609?
Dragoon uses area code 520, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 85609 in?
85609 uses America/Phoenix.
How many people live in 85609?
About 426 people live in ZIP code 85609, in 217 households, at 3.6 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 85609?
$78,779 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.
What ZIP codes are near 85609?
The closest are 85627 (9.2 mi), 85606 (10.7 mi), 85630 (13.5 mi), 85602 (19.6 mi) and 85644 (20 mi).
Is 85609 a PO Box ZIP code?
85609 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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