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Where 86508 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 86508 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOSgB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 86,508 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 89. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101000111101100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 86507 (Lukachukai, AZ, 75 mi away) and 86510 (Pinon, AZ, 90 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 86508 becomes 80568, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05868, 06858, 08865, 56088, 58068, 65808, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05868 in Troy, VT, 2,030 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
- 🎯653 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 86508 and you would come out at 35.35°S, 70.91°E — 968 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 81.9 square miles of land, 86508 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 62 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 516This ZIP516 |
|---|---|
| Households | 191This ZIP191 |
| Housing units | 256This ZIP256 |
| Median age | 31.9This ZIP31.9Arizona39.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $17,054This ZIP$17,054Arizona$79,964US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $35,000This ZIP$35,000Arizona$394,500US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $715This ZIP$715Arizona$1,543US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 8.3%This ZIP8.3% |
| Mean commute | 43.0 minThis ZIP43.0 min |
| Population density | 6.3 / sq miThis ZIP6.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 8This ZIP8 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 41This ZIP41 |
| Annual payroll | $1,479,000This ZIP$1,479,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 81.94 sq miThis ZIP81.94 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi |
Other place names in 86508
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 86508
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
86506 | Houck, AZ | 9.7 mi |
87319 | Mentmore, NM | 12.0 mi |
87326 | Vanderwagen, NM | 12.6 mi |
86512 | Sanders, AZ | 19.8 mi |
87305 | Gallup, NM | 20.3 mi |
87301 | Gallup, NM | 21.7 mi |
87302 | Gallup, NM | 22.9 mi |
87317 | Gamerco, NM | 24.6 mi |
86515 | Window Rock, AZ | 25.2 mi |
87322 | Rehoboth, NM | 25.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 86508?
86508 is in Lupton, Arizona, in Apache County. Its published point location is 35.3521, -109.0871.
What county is 86508 in?
86508 lies in Apache County.
What area code is 86508?
Lupton uses area code 928, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 86508 in?
86508 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 86508?
About 516 people live in ZIP code 86508, in 191 households, at 6.3 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 86508?
$17,054 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.
What ZIP codes are near 86508?
The closest are 86506 (9.7 mi), 87319 (12 mi), 87326 (12.6 mi), 86512 (19.8 mi) and 87305 (20.3 mi).
Is 86508 a PO Box ZIP code?
86508 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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