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85736

ZIP 85736 is in Tucson, Arizona, in Pima County; area code 520; Mountain Standard Time all year. Tucson has 54 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Phoenix
County
Pima
Metro area
Tucson, AZ
Population
4,219
Coordinates
31.8709, -111.3670
☼ Live from 85736 — Tucson, AZ

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Where 85736 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85736
  • 🔢 Type 85736 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gELSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,736 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 1531. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100111011101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85735 (Tucson, AZ, 16 mi away) and 85737 (Tucson, AZ, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85736 becomes 63758 — and that is a real ZIP code: Kelso, MO, 1,292 miles away.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35768, 36578, 36587, 36758, 36785, 36875, …). The farthest-flung twin is 37658 in Hampton, TN, 1,693 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 86%.
  • 🎯901 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85736 and you would come out at 31.87°S, 68.63°E — 1,063 miles from Port Louis, Mauritius, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 04m.
  • 📏 At 424.3 square miles of land, 85736 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 322 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,219This ZIP4,219
Households1,654This ZIP1,654
Housing units1,954This ZIP1,954
Median age46.4This ZIP46.4Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$51,250This ZIP$51,250Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$182,100This ZIP$182,100Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$993This ZIP$993Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.3%This ZIP8.3%
Mean commute34.6 minThis ZIP34.6 min
Population density9.9 / sq miThis ZIP9.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments25This ZIP25
Employees155This ZIP155
Annual payroll$4,084,000This ZIP$4,084,000
Tax returns filed1,570This ZIP1,570
Total adjusted gross income$73,372,000This ZIP$73,372,000

Land area

Land area424.31 sq miThis ZIP424.31 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 85736

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ZIP codes near 85736

ZIPCityDistance
85735 Tucson, AZ 16.2 mi
85629 Sahuarita, AZ 16.3 mi
85622 Green Valley, AZ 16.9 mi
85645 Amado, AZ 17.8 mi
85639 Topawa, AZ 19.7 mi
85601 Arivaca, AZ 20.0 mi
85633 Sasabe, AZ 20.6 mi
85746 Tucson, AZ 21.2 mi
85757 Tucson, AZ 22.8 mi
85646 Tubac, AZ 25.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85736?

85736 is in Tucson, Arizona, in Pima County, part of the Tucson, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.8709, -111.3670.

What county is 85736 in?

85736 lies in Pima County.

What area code is 85736?

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

What time zone is 85736 in?

85736 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85736?

About 4,219 people live in ZIP code 85736, in 1,654 households, at 9.9 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 85736?

$51,250 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85736?

The closest are 85735 (16.2 mi), 85629 (16.3 mi), 85622 (16.9 mi), 85645 (17.8 mi) and 85639 (19.7 mi).

Is 85736 a PO Box ZIP code?

85736 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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