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85901

ZIP 85901 is in Show Low, Arizona, mostly in Navajo County; area code 928; Mountain Standard Time all year. Show Low has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 85902.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Phoenix
County
Navajo +1 more
Metro area
Show Low, AZ
Population
19,533
Coordinates
34.3148, -110.0240
☼ Live from 85901 — Show Low, AZ

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Where 85901 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85901
  • 🔢 Type 85901 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOGSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,901 = 17 × 31 × 163. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100111110001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85775 (Tucson, AZ, 154 mi away) and 85902 (Show Low, AZ, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85901 becomes 10958 — and that is a real ZIP code: New Hampton, NY, 1,988 miles away.
  • 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01985, 05819, 09185, 09815, 09851, 10589, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09815 in APO AE, a military post office, 10,183 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 86%.
  • 🎯736 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85901 and you would come out at 34.31°S, 69.98°E — 1,039 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 51m.
  • 📏 At 263.1 square miles of land, 85901 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 200 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,533This ZIP19,533
Households8,315This ZIP8,315
Housing units12,418This ZIP12,418
Median age48.7This ZIP48.7Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$59,779This ZIP$59,779Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$280,300This ZIP$280,300Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,071This ZIP$1,071Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.4%This ZIP28.4%
Mean commute22.4 minThis ZIP22.4 min
Population density74.2 / sq miThis ZIP74.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments594This ZIP594
Employees7,030This ZIP7,030
Annual payroll$340,504,000This ZIP$340,504,000
Tax returns filed7,930This ZIP7,930
Total adjusted gross income$548,869,000This ZIP$548,869,000

Land area

Land area263.10 sq miThis ZIP263.10 sq mi
Water area0.83 sq miThis ZIP0.83 sq mi

Counties 85901 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Navajo County 89.5%
Apache County 10.5%

Other place names in 85901

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

ZIP codes near 85901

ZIPCityDistance
85939 Taylor, AZ 8.8 mi
85912 White Mountain Lake, AZ 9.5 mi
85929 Lakeside, AZ 10.5 mi
85935 Pinetop, AZ 12.1 mi
85934 Pinedale, AZ 12.6 mi
85902 Show Low, AZ 13.4 mi
85937 Snowflake, AZ 17.6 mi
85923 Clay Springs, AZ 18.1 mi
85940 Vernon, AZ 18.9 mi
85930 Mcnary, AZ 24.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85901?

85901 is in Show Low, Arizona, in Navajo County, part of the Show Low, AZ micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.3148, -110.0240.

What county is 85901 in?

85901 spans 2 counties: Navajo County and Apache County. Most of it falls in Navajo County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 85901?

Show Low uses area code 928, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 85901 in?

85901 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85901?

About 19,533 people live in ZIP code 85901, in 8,315 households, at 74.2 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 85901?

$59,779 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85901?

The closest are 85939 (8.8 mi), 85912 (9.5 mi), 85929 (10.5 mi), 85935 (12.1 mi) and 85934 (12.6 mi).

Is 85901 a PO Box ZIP code?

85901 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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