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86511

ZIP 86511 is Saint Michaels, Arizona, in Apache County; area code 928; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Apache
Metro area
none
Population
3,583
Coordinates
35.7399, -109.3689
☼ Live from 86511 — Saint Michaels, AZ

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Where 86511 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 86511
  • 🔢 Type 86511 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IISgB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 86,511 = 3 × 28837. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101000111101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 86510 (Pinon, AZ, 61 mi away) and 86512 (Sanders, AZ, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 86511 becomes 11568 — and that is a real ZIP code: Old Westbury, NY, 1,958 miles away.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11568, 15618, 15681, 15861, 16851, 18615, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11568 in Old Westbury, NY, 1,958 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯653 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 86511 and you would come out at 35.74°S, 70.63°E — 941 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 339.3 square miles of land, 86511 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 258 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,583This ZIP3,583
Households1,068This ZIP1,068
Housing units1,575This ZIP1,575
Median age36.6This ZIP36.6Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$41,000This ZIP$41,000Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$45,300This ZIP$45,300Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$706This ZIP$706Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%This ZIP12.6%
Mean commute35.3 minThis ZIP35.3 min
Population density10.6 / sq miThis ZIP10.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments25This ZIP25
Employees384This ZIP384
Annual payroll$17,518,000This ZIP$17,518,000

Land area

Land area339.27 sq miThis ZIP339.27 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Other place names in 86511

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ZIP codes near 86511

ZIPCityDistance
86540 Nazlini, AZ 14.5 mi
86504 Fort Defiance, AZ 15.3 mi
86505 Ganado, AZ 20.6 mi
86515 Window Rock, AZ 21.7 mi
86506 Houck, AZ 27.4 mi
87328 Navajo, NM 27.5 mi
87320 Mexican Springs, NM 28.3 mi
87319 Mentmore, NM 30.2 mi
86508 Lupton, AZ 31.1 mi
87375 Yatahey, NM 32.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 86511?

86511 is in Saint Michaels, Arizona, in Apache County. Its published point location is 35.7399, -109.3689.

What county is 86511 in?

86511 lies in Apache County.

What area code is 86511?

Saint Michaels uses area code 928, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 86511 in?

86511 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 86511?

About 3,583 people live in ZIP code 86511, in 1,068 households, at 10.6 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 86511?

$41,000 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 86511?

The closest are 86540 (14.5 mi), 86504 (15.3 mi), 86505 (20.6 mi), 86515 (21.7 mi) and 86506 (27.4 mi).

Is 86511 a PO Box ZIP code?

86511 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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