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86021

ZIP 86021 is Colorado City, Arizona, in Mohave County; area code 928; Mountain Standard Time all year.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Phoenix
County
Mohave
Population
4,842
Coordinates
36.9401, -113.1462
☼ Live from 86021 — Colorado City, AZ

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Where 86021 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 86021
  • 🔢 Type 86021 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZOgB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 86,021 = 13 × 13 × 509. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101000000000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 86020 (Cameron, AZ, 113 mi away) and 86022 (Fredonia, AZ, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 86021 becomes 12068 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fonda, NY, 2,075 miles away.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01826, 01862, 02186, 02816, 02861, 06128, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02186 in Milton, MA, 2,246 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 88%.
  • 🎯813 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 86021 and you would come out at 36.94°S, 66.85°E — 874 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 172.4 square miles of land, 86021 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 131 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,842This ZIP4,842
Households963This ZIP963
Housing units1,025This ZIP1,025
Median age18.5This ZIP18.5Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$90,096This ZIP$90,096Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$395,300This ZIP$395,300Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,495This ZIP$1,495Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.5%This ZIP21.5%
Mean commute22.0 minThis ZIP22.0 min
Population density28.1 / sq miThis ZIP28.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments85This ZIP85
Employees859This ZIP859
Annual payroll$33,687,000This ZIP$33,687,000

Land area

Land area172.36 sq miThis ZIP172.36 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 86021

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

ZIP codes near 86021

ZIPCityDistance
84737 Hurricane, UT 8.3 mi
84784 Hildale, UT 11.2 mi
84763 Rockville, UT 14.9 mi
84745 La Verkin, UT 19.6 mi
84767 Springdale, UT 20.1 mi
84774 Toquerville, UT 22.2 mi
84780 Washington, UT 22.5 mi
84746 Leeds, UT 23.5 mi
84790 Saint George, UT 23.8 mi
84771 Saint George, UT 26.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 86021?

86021 is in Colorado City, Arizona, in Mohave County, part of the Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.9401, -113.1462.

What county is 86021 in?

86021 lies in Mohave County.

What area code is 86021?

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

What time zone is 86021 in?

86021 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 86021?

About 4,842 people live in ZIP code 86021, in 963 households, at 28.1 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 86021?

$90,096 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 86021?

The closest are 84737 (8.3 mi), 84784 (11.2 mi), 84763 (14.9 mi), 84745 (19.6 mi) and 84767 (20.1 mi).

Is 86021 a PO Box ZIP code?

86021 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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