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85648

ZIP 85648 is Rio Rico, 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
22,118
Coordinates
31.4964, -111.0013
☼ Live from 85648 — Rio Rico, AZ

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Where 85648 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85648
  • 🔢 Type 85648 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhgSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,648 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 53 × 101. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100111010010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85646 (Tubac, AZ, 9 mi away) and 85650 (Sierra Vista, AZ, 47 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85648 becomes 84658, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45688, 45868, 45886, 46858, 46885, 48658, …). The farthest-flung twin is 48658 in Standish, MI, 1,700 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 86%.
  • 🎯903 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85648 and you would come out at 31.50°S, 69.00°E — 1,059 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 215.4 square miles of land, 85648 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 164 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,118This ZIP22,118
Households7,240This ZIP7,240
Housing units7,604This ZIP7,604
Median age34.7This ZIP34.7Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$61,519This ZIP$61,519Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$224,900This ZIP$224,900Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,091This ZIP$1,091Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.2%This ZIP22.2%
Mean commute28.3 minThis ZIP28.3 min
Population density102.7 / sq miThis ZIP102.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments251This ZIP251
Employees2,360This ZIP2,360
Annual payroll$113,354,000This ZIP$113,354,000
Tax returns filed9,750This ZIP9,750
Total adjusted gross income$514,193,000This ZIP$514,193,000

Land area

Land area215.43 sq miThis ZIP215.43 sq mi
Water area0.32 sq miThis ZIP0.32 sq mi

Other place names in 85648

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ZIP codes near 85648

ZIPCityDistance
85640 Tumacacori, AZ 5.6 mi
85628 Nogales, AZ 6.0 mi
85662 Nogales, AZ 6.0 mi
85646 Tubac, AZ 9.1 mi
85621 Nogales, AZ 9.6 mi
85645 Amado, AZ 16.2 mi
85624 Patagonia, AZ 16.5 mi
85601 Arivaca, AZ 20.3 mi
85622 Green Valley, AZ 21.8 mi
85614 Green Valley, AZ 22.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85648?

85648 is in Rio Rico, Arizona, in Santa Cruz County, part of the Nogales, AZ micropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.4964, -111.0013.

What county is 85648 in?

85648 lies in Santa Cruz County.

What area code is 85648?

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

What time zone is 85648 in?

85648 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85648?

About 22,118 people live in ZIP code 85648, in 7,240 households, at 102.7 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 85648?

$61,519 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85648?

The closest are 85640 (5.6 mi), 85628 (6 mi), 85662 (6 mi), 85646 (9.1 mi) and 85621 (9.6 mi).

Is 85648 a PO Box ZIP code?

85648 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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