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85087 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 85087 covers New River, Arizona, with a population of about 9,835 and a median household income of $120,688.

Population
9,835113 per square mile
Median age
49.310.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$120,6881.6× the Arizona median
Poverty rate
4.7%7.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$626,633up 19.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,8091.3× the Arizona median
Degree or higher
29.5%5.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
94.2%29.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00most of the state does not observe DST
Businesses
163

Where 85087 is

New River, 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

Population9,835
Median age49.3
Family households72.9%
Born outside the US4.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.6%
White (non-Hispanic)82.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.7%
Hispanic or Latino6.5%
Veterans13.2%
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$120,688
Income per person$48,355
Poverty rate4.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.1%
$10–15k1.3%
$15–20k0.4%
$20–25k2.2%
$25–30k3.0%
$30–35k1.2%
$35–40k1.0%
$40–45k3.4%
$45–50k1.0%
$50–60k4.3%
$60–75k7.4%
$75–100k14.1%
$100–125k12.3%
$125–150k17.3%
$150–200k18.9%
$200k or more11.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,780
Mean adjusted gross income$100,337
Returns declaring $200,000 or more10%
Returns, under $25k23.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k26.8%
Returns, $200k or more10.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$510,800
Median gross rent$1,809
Owner-occupied94.2%
Vacant homes3.6%
Median year built2004

What the homes are

Detached house89.2%
20 or more units0.6%
Mobile home9.9%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
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$626,633as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 19.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 88.1%
Typical asking rent$2,797as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$645,940$183,604

$183,604 in 2000 to $626,633 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.5%
High school diploma or higher93.3%
Works from home20.8%
Drives to work alone66.1%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more23.1%
Health

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

Obesity29.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.6% 0.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8% 3.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.8% 2.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.2% 7.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.8% 2.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.1% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.4% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.2% 2.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.7% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.5% 4.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.2% 2.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.7% 6.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.6% 6.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.7% 1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40% 3.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.2% 3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.1% 4.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.9% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.1% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.7% 4.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments163
People employed784
Annual payroll$33,394,000
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 75.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss79.1 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 wave97.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire97.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding80.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail77.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide73.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake39.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind34Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado18.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche18.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning17.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather15.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane12.2Very 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$120,688$76,872$78,538
Income per person$48,355$40,736$43,289
Poverty rate4.7%12.8%12.4%
Median home value$510,800$358,900$303,400
Median gross rent$1,809$1,431$1,348
Homeownership94.2%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.5%32.6%35%
Unemployment rate3.5%5.2%5.2%
Works from home20.8%16.5%13.5%
Born outside the US4.7%12.9%13.9%
Median age49.338.838.7
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 stationCASTLE HOT SPRINGS, AZ US22.6 km away
Rain in a year14 in

Average high and low by month

January69.5°F / 43°F2.03 in rain
February71.2°F / 44.7°F2.15 in rain
March77.4°F / 49.1°F1.55 in rain
April84.2°F / 53.8°F0.4 in rain
May92.9°F / 61.5°F0.18 in rain
June102.4°F / 70.4°F0.06 in rain
July105.3°F / 77.1°F1.34 in rain
August104.2°F / 76.9°F2.31 in rain
September99.3°F / 71.1°F1.14 in rain
October89.3°F / 60.3°F0.93 in rain
November77.6°F / 50°F0.74 in rain
December68.2°F / 42.5°F1.45 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 supermarket82% 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 vulnerability43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Household characteristics52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Walkability6.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

85086 Phoenix, AZ12 km away
85324 Black Canyon City, AZ16.9 km away
85331 Cave Creek, AZ18.3 km away
85327 Cave Creek, AZ19.2 km away
85085 Phoenix, AZ19.3 km away
85083 Phoenix, AZ20.9 km away
85377 Carefree, AZ22.7 km away
85310 Glendale, AZ24.6 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 area87.14 sq mi
Water area0.44 sq mi
Population density113 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.9235, -112.1279

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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