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Where 86502 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.
- 🔢 Type 86502 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOSgB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 86,502 = 2 × 3 × 13 × 1109. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101000111100110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 86446 (Mohave Valley, AZ, 283 mi away) and 86503 (Chinle, AZ, 74 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 86502 becomes 20568, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 61 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02568, 02865, 05682, 05826, 05862, 06258, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02568 in Vineyard Haven, MA, 2,140 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
- 🎯685 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 86502 and you would come out at 35.14°S, 70.39°E — 982 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
- 📏 At 883.6 square miles of land, 86502 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 671 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 836This ZIP836 |
|---|---|
| Households | 342This ZIP342 |
| Housing units | 476This ZIP476 |
| Median age | 48.3This ZIP48.3Arizona39.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $20,500This ZIP$20,500Arizona$79,964US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $50,000This ZIP$50,000Arizona$394,500US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $930This ZIP$930Arizona$1,543US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 4.9%This ZIP4.9% |
| Mean commute | 35.6 minThis ZIP35.6 min |
| Population density | 0.9 / sq miThis ZIP0.9 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 883.60 sq miThis ZIP883.60 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.53 sq miThis ZIP0.53 sq mi |
Other place names in 86502
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 86502
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
86028 | Petrified Forest Natl Pk, AZ | 13.9 mi |
86512 | Sanders, AZ | 21.0 mi |
86506 | Houck, AZ | 24.6 mi |
86029 | Sun Valley, AZ | 25.8 mi |
86031 | Indian Wells, AZ | 30.0 mi |
86025 | Holbrook, AZ | 31.1 mi |
86508 | Lupton, AZ | 32.8 mi |
86505 | Ganado, AZ | 33.7 mi |
85942 | Woodruff, AZ | 35.1 mi |
86032 | Joseph City, AZ | 38.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 86502?
86502 is in Chambers, Arizona, in Apache County. Its published point location is 35.1431, -109.6095.
What county is 86502 in?
86502 lies in Apache County.
What area code is 86502?
Chambers uses area code 928, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 86502 in?
86502 uses America/Phoenix.
How many people live in 86502?
About 836 people live in ZIP code 86502, in 342 households, at 0.9 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 86502?
$20,500 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.
What ZIP codes are near 86502?
The closest are 86028 (13.9 mi), 86512 (21 mi), 86506 (24.6 mi), 86029 (25.8 mi) and 86031 (30 mi).
Is 86502 a PO Box ZIP code?
86502 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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