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86442

ZIP 86442 is in Bullhead City, Arizona, in Mohave County; area code 928; Mountain Standard Time all year. Bullhead City has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 86429, 86430 and 86439.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Phoenix
County
Mohave
Population
34,735
Coordinates
35.0896, -114.5609
☼ Live from 86442 — Bullhead City, AZ

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Where 86442 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 86442
  • 🔢 Type 86442 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhhgB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 86,442 = 2 × 3 × 14407. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101000110101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 86441 (Dolan Springs, AZ, 36 mi away) and 86443 (Temple Bar Marina, AZ, 60 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 86442 becomes 24468 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mustoe, VA, 1,940 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24468, 24486, 24846, 26448, 28464, 28644, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28464 in Teachey, NC, 2,058 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 88%.
  • 🎯934 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 86442 and you would come out at 35.09°S, 65.44°E — 1,015 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 28.2 square miles of land, 86442 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population34,735This ZIP34,735
Households16,941This ZIP16,941
Housing units20,128This ZIP20,128
Median age52.8This ZIP52.8Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$48,081This ZIP$48,081Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$186,800This ZIP$186,800Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,074This ZIP$1,074Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.5%This ZIP14.5%
Mean commute18.9 minThis ZIP18.9 min
Population density1,233.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,233.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments607This ZIP607
Employees7,021This ZIP7,021
Annual payroll$299,998,000This ZIP$299,998,000
Tax returns filed13,920This ZIP13,920
Total adjusted gross income$672,012,000This ZIP$672,012,000

Land area

Land area28.16 sq miThis ZIP28.16 sq mi
Water area0.59 sq miThis ZIP0.59 sq mi

Other place names in 86442

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

ZIP codes near 86442

ZIPCityDistance
86439 Bullhead City, AZ 4.0 mi
86430 Bullhead City, AZ 4.1 mi
86426 Fort Mohave, AZ 5.3 mi
86427 Fort Mohave, AZ 6.0 mi
89029 Laughlin, NV 6.0 mi
89028 Laughlin, NV 11.6 mi
86440 Mohave Valley, AZ 13.9 mi
86429 Bullhead City, AZ 14.2 mi
86433 Oatman, AZ 16.0 mi
86446 Mohave Valley, AZ 16.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 86442?

86442 is in Bullhead City, Arizona, in Mohave County, part of the Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.0896, -114.5609.

What county is 86442 in?

86442 lies in Mohave County.

What area code is 86442?

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

What time zone is 86442 in?

86442 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 86442?

About 34,735 people live in ZIP code 86442, in 16,941 households, at 1,233.4 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 86442?

$48,081 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 86442?

The closest are 86439 (4 mi), 86430 (4.1 mi), 86426 (5.3 mi), 86427 (6 mi) and 89029 (6 mi).

Is 86442 a PO Box ZIP code?

86442 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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