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Where 86506 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 86506 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOSgB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 86,506 = 2 × 7 × 37 × 167. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101000111101010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 86505 (Ganado, AZ, 31 mi away) and 86507 (Lukachukai, AZ, 74 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 86506 becomes 60568 — and that is a real ZIP code: Aurora, IL, 1,211 miles away.
- 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05866, 06856, 50668, 56068, 56680, 60568, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05866 in Sheffield, VT, 2,048 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
- 🎯661 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 86506 and you would come out at 35.35°S, 70.74°E — 967 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
- 📏 At 283.9 square miles of land, 86506 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 216 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,218This ZIP1,218 |
|---|---|
| Households | 403This ZIP403 |
| Housing units | 576This ZIP576 |
| Median age | 35.7This ZIP35.7Arizona39.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $31,563This ZIP$31,563Arizona$79,964US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $48,400This ZIP$48,400Arizona$394,500US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 6.5%This ZIP6.5% |
| Mean commute | 35.8 minThis ZIP35.8 min |
| Population density | 4.3 / sq miThis ZIP4.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 5This ZIP5 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 39This ZIP39 |
| Annual payroll | $1,081,000This ZIP$1,081,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 283.92 sq miThis ZIP283.92 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi |
Other place names in 86506
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 86506
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
86508 | Lupton, AZ | 9.7 mi |
86512 | Sanders, AZ | 17.9 mi |
87319 | Mentmore, NM | 19.9 mi |
87326 | Vanderwagen, NM | 21.8 mi |
86502 | Chambers, AZ | 24.6 mi |
86511 | Saint Michaels, AZ | 27.4 mi |
86515 | Window Rock, AZ | 28.9 mi |
87305 | Gallup, NM | 29.9 mi |
87301 | Gallup, NM | 30.2 mi |
86505 | Ganado, AZ | 31.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 86506?
86506 is in Houck, Arizona, in Apache County. Its published point location is 35.3541, -109.2588.
What county is 86506 in?
86506 lies in Apache County.
What area code is 86506?
Houck uses area code 928, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 86506 in?
86506 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 86506?
About 1,218 people live in ZIP code 86506, in 403 households, at 4.3 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 86506?
$31,563 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.
What ZIP codes are near 86506?
The closest are 86508 (9.7 mi), 86512 (17.9 mi), 87319 (19.9 mi), 87326 (21.8 mi) and 86502 (24.6 mi).
Is 86506 a PO Box ZIP code?
86506 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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