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86043

ZIP 86043 is Second Mesa, 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
1,916
Coordinates
35.8097, -110.5334
☼ Live from 86043 — Second Mesa, AZ

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Where 86043 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 86043
  • 🔢 Type 86043 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhOgB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 86,043 = 3 × 23 × 29 × 43. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101000000011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 86042 (Polacca, AZ, 9 mi away) and 86044 (Tonalea, AZ, 66 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 86043 becomes 34068, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 60 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03468, 03846, 03864, 04683, 04863, 06384, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04683 in Sunset, ME, 2,256 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 86%.
  • 🎯708 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 86043 and you would come out at 35.81°S, 69.47°E — 936 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 114.4 square miles of land, 86043 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 87 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,916This ZIP1,916
Households527This ZIP527
Housing units651This ZIP651
Median age29.2This ZIP29.2Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median home value$77,000This ZIP$77,000Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher2.9%This ZIP2.9%
Population density16.7 / sq miThis ZIP16.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees9This ZIP9
Annual payroll$294,000This ZIP$294,000
Tax returns filed560This ZIP560
Total adjusted gross income$19,336,000This ZIP$19,336,000

Land area

Land area114.42 sq miThis ZIP114.42 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 86043

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

ZIP codes near 86043

ZIPCityDistance
86042 Polacca, AZ 9.1 mi
86039 Kykotsmovi Village, AZ 11.4 mi
86030 Hotevilla, AZ 15.2 mi
86034 Keams Canyon, AZ 22.3 mi
86510 Pinon, AZ 32.3 mi
86520 Blue Gap, AZ 35.4 mi
86035 Leupp, AZ 39.7 mi
86045 Tuba City, AZ 40.2 mi
86031 Indian Wells, AZ 40.5 mi
86047 Winslow, AZ 43.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 86043?

86043 is in Second Mesa, Arizona, in Navajo County, part of the Show Low, AZ micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.8097, -110.5334.

What county is 86043 in?

86043 lies in Navajo County.

What area code is 86043?

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

What time zone is 86043 in?

86043 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 86043?

About 1,916 people live in ZIP code 86043, in 527 households, at 16.7 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 86043?

The closest are 86042 (9.1 mi), 86039 (11.4 mi), 86030 (15.2 mi), 86034 (22.3 mi) and 86510 (32.3 mi).

Is 86043 a PO Box ZIP code?

86043 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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