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85938

ZIP 85938 is Springerville, Arizona, in Apache County; area code 928; Mountain Standard Time all year.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Phoenix
County
Apache
Metro area
none
Population
2,236
Coordinates
34.1634, -109.4143
☼ Live from 85938 — Springerville, AZ

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Where 85938 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85938
  • 🔢 Type 85938 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEGSB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,938 = 2 × 3 × 14323. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100111110110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85937 (Snowflake, AZ, 44 mi away) and 85939 (Taylor, AZ, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85938 becomes 83958, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35898, 35988, 38589, 38859, 38958, 39885, …). The farthest-flung twin is 39885 in Sasser, GA, 1,460 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯714 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85938 and you would come out at 34.16°S, 70.59°E — 1,049 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 241.5 square miles of land, 85938 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 183 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,236This ZIP2,236
Households957This ZIP957
Housing units1,277This ZIP1,277
Median age44.8This ZIP44.8Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$49,684This ZIP$49,684Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$212,300This ZIP$212,300Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,217This ZIP$1,217Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.7%This ZIP23.7%
Mean commute14.8 minThis ZIP14.8 min
Population density9.3 / sq miThis ZIP9.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments76This ZIP76
Employees1,099This ZIP1,099
Annual payroll$75,039,000This ZIP$75,039,000
Tax returns filed930This ZIP930
Total adjusted gross income$54,291,000This ZIP$54,291,000

Land area

Land area241.52 sq miThis ZIP241.52 sq mi
Water area0.44 sq miThis ZIP0.44 sq mi

Other place names in 85938

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ZIP codes near 85938

ZIPCityDistance
85925 Eagar, AZ 10.6 mi
85927 Greer, AZ 12.5 mi
85940 Vernon, AZ 17.6 mi
85932 Nutrioso, AZ 19.0 mi
85930 Mcnary, AZ 22.2 mi
85920 Alpine, AZ 25.0 mi
85935 Pinetop, AZ 29.3 mi
85936 Saint Johns, AZ 30.4 mi
85929 Lakeside, AZ 31.5 mi
85924 Concho, AZ 31.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85938?

85938 is in Springerville, Arizona, in Apache County. Its published point location is 34.1634, -109.4143.

What county is 85938 in?

85938 lies in Apache County.

What area code is 85938?

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

What time zone is 85938 in?

85938 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85938?

About 2,236 people live in ZIP code 85938, in 957 households, at 9.3 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 85938?

$49,684 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85938?

The closest are 85925 (10.6 mi), 85927 (12.5 mi), 85940 (17.6 mi), 85932 (19 mi) and 85930 (22.2 mi).

Is 85938 a PO Box ZIP code?

85938 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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