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85646

ZIP 85646 is Tubac, Arizona, in Santa Cruz County; area code 520; Mountain Standard Time all year.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Phoenix
County
Santa Cruz
Metro area
Nogales, AZ
Population
1,345
Coordinates
31.6210, -111.0503
☼ Live from 85646 — Tubac, AZ

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Where 85646 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85646
  • 🔢 Type 85646 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghgSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,646 = 2 × 11 × 17 × 229. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100111010001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85645 (Amado, AZ, 8 mi away) and 85648 (Rio Rico, AZ, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85646 becomes 64658 — and that is a real ZIP code: Marceline, MO, 1,157 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45686, 45866, 46856, 46865, 48656, 56468, …). The farthest-flung twin is 45686 in Vinton, OH, 1,688 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 86%.
  • 🎯899 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85646 and you would come out at 31.62°S, 68.95°E — 1,063 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 69.1 square miles of land, 85646 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,345This ZIP1,345
Households746This ZIP746
Housing units1,139This ZIP1,139
Median age71.9This ZIP71.9Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$73,438This ZIP$73,438Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$491,300This ZIP$491,300Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,295This ZIP$2,295Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher47.8%This ZIP47.8%
Mean commute19.1 minThis ZIP19.1 min
Population density19.5 / sq miThis ZIP19.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments64This ZIP64
Employees586This ZIP586
Annual payroll$18,501,000This ZIP$18,501,000

Land area

Land area69.13 sq miThis ZIP69.13 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 85646

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ZIP codes near 85646

ZIPCityDistance
85640 Tumacacori, AZ 3.6 mi
85645 Amado, AZ 7.6 mi
85648 Rio Rico, AZ 9.1 mi
85628 Nogales, AZ 10.3 mi
85662 Nogales, AZ 10.3 mi
85622 Green Valley, AZ 12.8 mi
85614 Green Valley, AZ 14.9 mi
85601 Arivaca, AZ 16.7 mi
85621 Nogales, AZ 18.4 mi
85624 Patagonia, AZ 20.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85646?

85646 is in Tubac, Arizona, in Santa Cruz County, part of the Nogales, AZ micropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.6210, -111.0503.

What county is 85646 in?

85646 lies in Santa Cruz County.

What area code is 85646?

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

What time zone is 85646 in?

85646 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85646?

About 1,345 people live in ZIP code 85646, in 746 households, at 19.5 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 85646?

$73,438 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85646?

The closest are 85640 (3.6 mi), 85645 (7.6 mi), 85648 (9.1 mi), 85628 (10.3 mi) and 85662 (10.3 mi).

Is 85646 a PO Box ZIP code?

85646 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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