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85926

ZIP 85926 is Fort Apache, Arizona, in Navajo County; area code 928; Mountain Standard Time all year.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Phoenix
County
Navajo
Metro area
Show Low, AZ
Population
710
Coordinates
33.7693, -109.9793
☼ Live from 85926 — Fort Apache, AZ

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Where 85926 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85926
  • 🔢 Type 85926 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZGSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,926 = 2 × 3 × 14321. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100111110100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85925 (Eagar, AZ, 40 mi away) and 85927 (Greer, AZ, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85926 becomes 62958 — and that is a real ZIP code: Makanda, IL, 1,196 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25986, 28659, 29568, 29658, 29685, 29856, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96258 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,288 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯756 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85926 and you would come out at 33.77°S, 70.02°E — 1,077 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 7.2 square miles of land, 85926 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population710This ZIP710
Households232This ZIP232
Housing units237This ZIP237
Median age27.0This ZIP27.0Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median home value$65,500This ZIP$65,500Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$427This ZIP$427Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher1.9%This ZIP1.9%
Population density98.8 / sq miThis ZIP98.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees115This ZIP115
Annual payroll$3,899,000This ZIP$3,899,000

Land area

Land area7.19 sq miThis ZIP7.19 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 85926

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

ZIP codes near 85926

ZIPCityDistance
85941 Whiteriver, AZ 9.7 mi
85930 Mcnary, AZ 21.9 mi
85935 Pinetop, AZ 27.1 mi
85929 Lakeside, AZ 27.8 mi
85902 Show Low, AZ 28.6 mi
85927 Greer, AZ 32.5 mi
85911 Cibecue, AZ 33.7 mi
85550 San Carlos, AZ 34.1 mi
85542 Peridot, AZ 36.2 mi
85940 Vernon, AZ 37.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85926?

85926 is in Fort Apache, Arizona, in Navajo County, part of the Show Low, AZ micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.7693, -109.9793.

What county is 85926 in?

85926 lies in Navajo County.

What area code is 85926?

Fort Apache uses area code 928, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 85926 in?

85926 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85926?

About 710 people live in ZIP code 85926, in 232 households, at 98.8 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 85926?

The closest are 85941 (9.7 mi), 85930 (21.9 mi), 85935 (27.1 mi), 85929 (27.8 mi) and 85902 (28.6 mi).

Is 85926 a PO Box ZIP code?

85926 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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