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85616

ZIP 85616 is Huachuca City, Arizona, in Cochise County; area code 520; Mountain Standard Time all year.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Phoenix
County
Cochise
Population
4,941
Coordinates
31.7020, -110.3227
☼ Live from 85616 — Huachuca City, AZ

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Where 85616 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85616
  • 🔢 Type 85616 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIgSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,616 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5351. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100111001110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85615 (Hereford, AZ, 22 mi away) and 85617 (Mc Neal, AZ, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85616 becomes 61658, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15668, 15686, 15866, 16685, 16856, 16865, …). The farthest-flung twin is 18656 in Sweet Valley, PA, 1,994 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 86%.
  • 🎯864 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85616 and you would come out at 31.70°S, 69.68°E — 1,098 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 150.3 square miles of land, 85616 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 114 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,941This ZIP4,941
Households2,242This ZIP2,242
Housing units2,458This ZIP2,458
Median age45.1This ZIP45.1Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$51,813This ZIP$51,813Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$175,300This ZIP$175,300Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$958This ZIP$958Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.4%This ZIP26.4%
Mean commute35.2 minThis ZIP35.2 min
Population density32.9 / sq miThis ZIP32.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments59This ZIP59
Employees427This ZIP427
Annual payroll$17,412,000This ZIP$17,412,000
Tax returns filed2,160This ZIP2,160
Total adjusted gross income$111,993,000This ZIP$111,993,000

Land area

Land area150.32 sq miThis ZIP150.32 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 85616

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

ZIP codes near 85616

ZIPCityDistance
85636 Sierra Vista, AZ 3.4 mi
85671 Sierra Vista, AZ 10.3 mi
85611 Elgin, AZ 11.8 mi
85613 Fort Huachuca, AZ 12.7 mi
85635 Sierra Vista, AZ 13.6 mi
85630 Saint David, AZ 15.3 mi
85638 Tombstone, AZ 15.7 mi
85650 Sierra Vista, AZ 15.7 mi
85637 Sonoita, AZ 21.7 mi
85627 Pomerene, AZ 21.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85616?

85616 is in Huachuca City, Arizona, in Cochise County, part of the Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.7020, -110.3227.

What county is 85616 in?

85616 lies in Cochise County.

What area code is 85616?

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

What time zone is 85616 in?

85616 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85616?

About 4,941 people live in ZIP code 85616, in 2,242 households, at 32.9 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 85616?

$51,813 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85616?

The closest are 85636 (3.4 mi), 85671 (10.3 mi), 85611 (11.8 mi), 85613 (12.7 mi) and 85635 (13.6 mi).

Is 85616 a PO Box ZIP code?

85616 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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