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86042

ZIP 86042 is Polacca, 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
2,019
Coordinates
35.8618, -110.3842
☼ Live from 86042 — Polacca, AZ

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Where 86042 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 86042
  • 🔢 Type 86042 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhOgB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 86,042 = 2 × 11 × 3911. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101000000011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 86040 (Page, AZ, 78 mi away) and 86043 (Second Mesa, AZ, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 86042 becomes 24068 — and that is a real ZIP code: Christiansburg, VA, 1,660 miles away.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02468, 02648, 02864, 04268, 04286, 04628, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04628 in Dennysville, ME, 2,324 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 86%.
  • 🎯699 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 86042 and you would come out at 35.86°S, 69.62°E — 932 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 61.3 square miles of land, 86042 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,019This ZIP2,019
Households697This ZIP697
Housing units877This ZIP877
Median age39.9This ZIP39.9Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$69,940This ZIP$69,940Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$49,000This ZIP$49,000Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,079This ZIP$1,079Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.5%This ZIP12.5%
Mean commute26.4 minThis ZIP26.4 min
Population density32.9 / sq miThis ZIP32.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed500This ZIP500
Total adjusted gross income$18,304,000This ZIP$18,304,000

Land area

Land area61.29 sq miThis ZIP61.29 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 86042

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ZIP codes near 86042

ZIPCityDistance
86043 Second Mesa, AZ 9.1 mi
86039 Kykotsmovi Village, AZ 12.9 mi
86034 Keams Canyon, AZ 15.1 mi
86030 Hotevilla, AZ 23.2 mi
86510 Pinon, AZ 26.0 mi
86520 Blue Gap, AZ 26.3 mi
86031 Indian Wells, AZ 38.8 mi
86505 Ganado, AZ 41.4 mi
86045 Tuba City, AZ 45.7 mi
86503 Chinle, AZ 46.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 86042?

86042 is in Polacca, Arizona, in Navajo County, part of the Show Low, AZ micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.8618, -110.3842.

What county is 86042 in?

86042 lies in Navajo County.

What area code is 86042?

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

What time zone is 86042 in?

86042 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 86042?

About 2,019 people live in ZIP code 86042, in 697 households, at 32.9 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 86042?

$69,940 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 86042?

The closest are 86043 (9.1 mi), 86039 (12.9 mi), 86034 (15.1 mi), 86030 (23.2 mi) and 86510 (26 mi).

Is 86042 a PO Box ZIP code?

86042 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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