Postal Codes

85085 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 85085 covers Phoenix, Arizona, with a population of about 30,132 and a median household income of $122,138.

Population
30,132790 per square mile
Median age
37.41.3 points below the US average
Median household income
$122,1381.6× the Arizona median
Poverty rate
4.3%8.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$637,517up 16.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,8181.3× the Arizona median
Degree or higher
50.6%15.6 points above the US average
Homeownership
60.3%4.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00most of the state does not observe DST
Businesses
778

Where 85085 is

Phoenix, Arizona — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population30,132
Median age37.4
Family households69.8%
Born outside the US16.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home19.7%
White (non-Hispanic)66%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)12.2%
Hispanic or Latino11.7%
Veterans5.2%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$122,138
Income per person$58,319
Poverty rate4.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.2%
$10–15k0.9%
$15–20k0.7%
$20–25k2.3%
$25–30k1.3%
$30–35k2.1%
$35–40k1.3%
$40–45k1.6%
$45–50k2.5%
$50–60k5.1%
$60–75k7.7%
$75–100k13.5%
$100–125k11.7%
$125–150k9.5%
$150–200k13.3%
$200k or more25.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed14,390
Mean adjusted gross income$127,504
Returns declaring $200,000 or more15.6%
Returns, under $25k17.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.6%
Returns, $200k or more15.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$589,000
Median gross rent$1,818
Rent as a share of household income28.3%
Owner-occupied60.3%
Vacant homes7.9%
Median year built2008

What the homes are

Detached house62.2%
Attached house3.6%
2 to 4 units2.2%
5 to 19 units14.8%
20 or more units16.3%
Mobile home0.9%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$637,517as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 16.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 81.9%
Typical asking rent$1,756as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 0.4%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 3.1%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 56.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$684,395$205,079

$205,079 in 2000 to $637,517 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201620212026$1,884$1,124

$1,124 in 2016 to $1,756 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher50.6%
High school diploma or higher96.8%
Works from home30.3%
Drives to work alone59.8%
Takes public transport0.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more16.8%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity26.7% 6.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.2% 4.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.7% 4.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure24.8% 9.3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health11.7% 8.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.8% 4.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.3% 2.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity13.8% 11.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.3% 5.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication68.1% 6.6 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.3% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease3.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.3% 4.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.9% 1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.8% 2.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68% 6.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability21.3% 9.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.8% 8.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.6% 8.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.8% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.2% 3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.6% 6.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.5% 3.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability7.7% 6.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9% 4.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6% 7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.9% 2.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments778
People employed17,095
Annual payroll$1,209,189,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 73.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss84.5 out of 100
Community resilience17.5 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Heat wave98.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire95.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding81.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail69.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide36.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake34.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind30.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather14.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning14.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane11.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado11.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Arizona and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPArizonaUnited States
Median household income$122,138$76,872$78,538
Income per person$58,319$40,736$43,289
Poverty rate4.3%12.8%12.4%
Median home value$589,000$358,900$303,400
Median gross rent$1,818$1,431$1,348
Homeownership60.3%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher50.6%32.6%35%
Unemployment rate4.2%5.2%5.2%
Works from home30.3%16.5%13.5%
Born outside the US16.1%12.9%13.9%
Median age37.438.838.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationPHOENIX DEER VALLEY MUNI AP, AZ US7.2 km away
Rain in a year9 in

Average high and low by month

January65.4°F / 44.1°F1.17 in rain
February68.1°F / 46.1°F1.21 in rain
March75°F / 50.9°F1.09 in rain
April82.5°F / 56.6°F0.35 in rain
May91.5°F / 64.7°F0.19 in rain
June101.5°F / 72.7°F0.03 in rain
July104°F / 80.8°F0.81 in rain
August102.5°F / 80.5°F0.96 in rain
September97.5°F / 74.7°F0.71 in rain
October86.3°F / 62.7°F0.67 in rain
November74°F / 50.8°F0.9 in rain
December63.9°F / 42.7°F0.81 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket20% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Deer Valley Unified District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Household characteristics35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Walkability6.4 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

85083 Phoenix, AZ4.2 km away
85086 Phoenix, AZ7.5 km away
85027 Phoenix, AZ8 km away
85310 Glendale, AZ8.8 km away
85024 Phoenix, AZ11.2 km away
85050 Phoenix, AZ11.4 km away
85308 Glendale, AZ13.3 km away
85023 Phoenix, AZ13.6 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Maricopa County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeNot observed in most of the state; the Navajo Nation is the exception
Land area38.12 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq mi
Population density790 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.7529, -112.0893

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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