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85611

ZIP 85611 is Elgin, Arizona, mostly in Santa Cruz County; area code 520; Mountain Standard Time all year.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Phoenix
County
Santa Cruz +2 more
Metro area
Nogales, AZ
Population
1,454
Coordinates
31.6441, -110.5118
☼ Live from 85611 — Elgin, AZ

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Where 85611 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85611
  • 🔢 Type 85611 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIgSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,611 = 3 × 28537. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100111001101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85610 (Elfrida, AZ, 50 mi away) and 85613 (Fort Huachuca, AZ, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85611 becomes 11658, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11568, 15618, 15681, 15861, 16851, 18615, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11568 in Old Westbury, NY, 2,135 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 86%.
  • 🎯875 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85611 and you would come out at 31.64°S, 69.49°E — 1,087 miles from Port Louis, Mauritius, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 05m.
  • 📏 At 382.4 square miles of land, 85611 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 290 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,454This ZIP1,454
Households585This ZIP585
Housing units672This ZIP672
Median age45.4This ZIP45.4Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$91,458This ZIP$91,458Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$380,300This ZIP$380,300Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher43.5%This ZIP43.5%
Mean commute42.7 minThis ZIP42.7 min
Population density3.8 / sq miThis ZIP3.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees50This ZIP50
Annual payroll$1,362,000This ZIP$1,362,000
Tax returns filed340This ZIP340
Total adjusted gross income$32,979,000This ZIP$32,979,000

Land area

Land area382.42 sq miThis ZIP382.42 sq mi
Water area0.28 sq miThis ZIP0.28 sq mi

Counties 85611 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Santa Cruz County 49.7%
Pima County 36.0%
Cochise County 14.3%

Other place names in 85611

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 85611

ZIPCityDistance
85613 Fort Huachuca, AZ 9.4 mi
85637 Sonoita, AZ 11.7 mi
85616 Huachuca City, AZ 11.8 mi
85671 Sierra Vista, AZ 13.7 mi
85636 Sierra Vista, AZ 13.7 mi
85624 Patagonia, AZ 15.1 mi
85650 Sierra Vista, AZ 20.8 mi
85635 Sierra Vista, AZ 21.0 mi
85615 Hereford, AZ 24.6 mi
85628 Nogales, AZ 24.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85611?

85611 is in Elgin, Arizona, in Santa Cruz County, part of the Nogales, AZ micropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.6441, -110.5118.

What county is 85611 in?

85611 spans 3 counties: Santa Cruz County, Pima County and Cochise County. Most of it falls in Santa Cruz County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 85611?

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

What time zone is 85611 in?

85611 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85611?

About 1,454 people live in ZIP code 85611, in 585 households, at 3.8 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 85611?

$91,458 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85611?

The closest are 85613 (9.4 mi), 85637 (11.7 mi), 85616 (11.8 mi), 85671 (13.7 mi) and 85636 (13.7 mi).

Is 85611 a PO Box ZIP code?

85611 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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