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86504

ZIP 86504 is Fort Defiance, Arizona, mostly in Apache County; area code 928; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Apache +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
5,760
Coordinates
35.8604, -109.1394
☼ Live from 86504 — Fort Defiance, AZ

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Where 86504 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 86504
  • 🔢 Type 86504 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOSgB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 86,504 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 983. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101000111101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 86503 (Chinle, AZ, 39 mi away) and 86505 (Ganado, AZ, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 86504 becomes 40568, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04568, 04658, 04685, 04856, 04865, 05468, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04658 in Milbridge, ME, 2,233 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯637 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 86504 and you would come out at 35.86°S, 70.86°E — 933 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 201.6 square miles of land, 86504 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 153 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,760This ZIP5,760
Households1,709This ZIP1,709
Housing units2,096This ZIP2,096
Median age33.0This ZIP33.0Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$46,573This ZIP$46,573Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$45,000This ZIP$45,000Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$844This ZIP$844Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%This ZIP14.4%
Mean commute22.3 minThis ZIP22.3 min
Population density28.6 / sq miThis ZIP28.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees681This ZIP681
Annual payroll$53,106,000This ZIP$53,106,000

Land area

Land area201.62 sq miThis ZIP201.62 sq mi
Water area0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi

Counties 86504 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Apache County 98.8%
McKinley County 1.3%

Other place names in 86504

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

ZIP codes near 86504

ZIPCityDistance
87328 Navajo, NM 13.2 mi
86515 Window Rock, AZ 13.7 mi
86511 Saint Michaels, AZ 15.3 mi
87320 Mexican Springs, NM 15.4 mi
86540 Nazlini, AZ 17.9 mi
87375 Yatahey, NM 23.6 mi
86556 Tsaile, AZ 25.8 mi
87319 Mentmore, NM 28.7 mi
87317 Gamerco, NM 29.1 mi
87364 Sheep Springs, NM 30.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 86504?

86504 is in Fort Defiance, Arizona, in Apache County. Its published point location is 35.8604, -109.1394.

What county is 86504 in?

86504 spans 2 counties: Apache County and McKinley County. Most of it falls in Apache County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 86504?

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

What time zone is 86504 in?

86504 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 86504?

About 5,760 people live in ZIP code 86504, in 1,709 households, at 28.6 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 86504?

$46,573 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 86504?

The closest are 87328 (13.2 mi), 86515 (13.7 mi), 86511 (15.3 mi), 87320 (15.4 mi) and 86540 (17.9 mi).

Is 86504 a PO Box ZIP code?

86504 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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