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85743

ZIP 85743 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
31,300
Coordinates
32.3023, -111.1818
☼ Live from 85743 — Tucson, AZ

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Where 85743 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85743
  • 🔢 Type 85743 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhLSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,743 = 3 × 3 × 7 × 1361. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100111011101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85742 (Tucson, AZ, 9 mi away) and 85744 (Tucson, AZ, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85743 becomes 34758 — and that is a real ZIP code: Kissimmee, FL, 1,789 miles away.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34758, 34785, 35478, 35487, 35748, 37845, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34758 in Kissimmee, FL, 1,789 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 86%.
  • 🎯874 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85743 and you would come out at 32.30°S, 68.82°E — 1,092 miles from Port Louis, Mauritius, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 02m.
  • 📏 At 118.2 square miles of land, 85743 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 90 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population31,300This ZIP31,300
Households12,506This ZIP12,506
Housing units13,086This ZIP13,086
Median age47.2This ZIP47.2Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$90,093This ZIP$90,093Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$356,300This ZIP$356,300Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,743This ZIP$1,743Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.1%This ZIP38.1%
Mean commute28.3 minThis ZIP28.3 min
Population density264.7 / sq miThis ZIP264.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments515This ZIP515
Employees6,912This ZIP6,912
Annual payroll$322,026,000This ZIP$322,026,000
Tax returns filed14,300This ZIP14,300
Total adjusted gross income$1,224,334,000This ZIP$1,224,334,000

Land area

Land area118.24 sq miThis ZIP118.24 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 85743

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ZIP codes near 85743

ZIPCityDistance
85745 Tucson, AZ 7.9 mi
85654 Rillito, AZ 8.0 mi
85741 Tucson, AZ 8.5 mi
85652 Cortaro, AZ 9.1 mi
85742 Tucson, AZ 9.4 mi
85705 Tucson, AZ 11.3 mi
85704 Tucson, AZ 11.8 mi
85713 Tucson, AZ 12.3 mi
85757 Tucson, AZ 12.5 mi
85701 Tucson, AZ 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85743?

85743 is in Tucson, Arizona, in Pima County, part of the Tucson, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.3023, -111.1818.

What county is 85743 in?

85743 lies in Pima County.

What area code is 85743?

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

What time zone is 85743 in?

85743 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85743?

About 31,300 people live in ZIP code 85743, in 12,506 households, at 264.7 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 85743?

$90,093 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85743?

The closest are 85745 (7.9 mi), 85654 (8 mi), 85741 (8.5 mi), 85652 (9.1 mi) and 85742 (9.4 mi).

Is 85743 a PO Box ZIP code?

85743 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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