Postal Codes

85213 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 85213 covers Mesa, Arizona, with a population of about 37,323 and a median household income of $100,671.

Population
37,3234,049 per square mile
Median age
38.4about the US average
Median household income
$100,6711.3× the Arizona median
Poverty rate
7.8%4.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$556,574up 16.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,6401.1× the Arizona median
Degree or higher
39%4 points above the US average
Homeownership
77.4%12.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00most of the state does not observe DST
Businesses
702

Where 85213 is

Mesa, 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

Population37,323
Median age38.4
Family households73%
Born outside the US5.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home10.4%
White (non-Hispanic)74.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.7%
Hispanic or Latino15.6%
Veterans8.4%
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$100,671
Income per person$45,544
Poverty rate7.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.7%
$10–15k1.4%
$15–20k1.9%
$20–25k3.2%
$25–30k1.8%
$30–35k1.3%
$35–40k3.1%
$40–45k2.9%
$45–50k3.9%
$50–60k6.2%
$60–75k10.0%
$75–100k11.2%
$100–125k13.1%
$125–150k9.7%
$150–200k11.2%
$200k or more16.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed15,520
Mean adjusted gross income$109,956
Returns declaring $200,000 or more10.5%
Returns, under $25k23.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.5%
Returns, $200k or more10.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$407,600
Median gross rent$1,640
Rent as a share of household income32.4%
Owner-occupied77.4%
Vacant homes14.4%
Median year built1987

What the homes are

Detached house59.4%
Attached house2.6%
2 to 4 units2.6%
5 to 19 units7.4%
20 or more units2%
Mobile home24%
Boat, RV or van2%
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$556,574as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 16.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 92.4%
Typical asking rent$1,592as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.1%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 14.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$584,796$169,427

$169,427 in 2000 to $556,574 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201920222026$1,598$1,078

$1,078 in 2019 to $1,592 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher39%
High school diploma or higher95.5%
Works from home18.3%
Drives to work alone71.2%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.1%
Health

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

Obesity29.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.2% 1.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.8% 6.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.2% 1.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.1% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.9% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.2% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.7% 2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.5% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.4% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64% 2.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.5% 4.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.7% 1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.2% 2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.2% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.8% 2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.9% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments702
People employed5,553
Annual payroll$245,563,000
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 68.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 13 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss76.2 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 wave98.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding76.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail73.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought59Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake45.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire43.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind33.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather14.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane12.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado12.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning11.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide4.9Very 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$100,671$76,872$78,538
Income per person$45,544$40,736$43,289
Poverty rate7.8%12.8%12.4%
Median home value$407,600$358,900$303,400
Median gross rent$1,640$1,431$1,348
Homeownership77.4%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher39%32.6%35%
Unemployment rate4.3%5.2%5.2%
Works from home18.3%16.5%13.5%
Born outside the US5.7%12.9%13.9%
Median age38.438.838.7
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 stationE MESA, AZ US12.1 km away
Rain in a year11 in

Average high and low by month

January67.5°F / 41°F1.36 in rain
February70.1°F / 42.7°F1.46 in rain
March77.2°F / 47.6°F1.31 in rain
April85.2°F / 53.3°F0.36 in rain
May94.4°F / 61.6°F0.16 in rain
June104.1°F / 70.7°F0.05 in rain
July105.9°F / 78.9°F1.18 in rain
August104.6°F / 78.4°F1.29 in rain
September100.2°F / 71.4°F1.13 in rain
October89.5°F / 59.1°F0.56 in rain
November76.8°F / 47.6°F0.79 in rain
December66.1°F / 40.1°F1.11 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 supermarket34% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket4% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Mesa 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 vulnerability39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Household characteristics46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Walkability9.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

85203 Mesa, AZ3 km away
85204 Mesa, AZ4.4 km away
85205 Mesa, AZ5.6 km away
85206 Mesa, AZ5.9 km away
85214 Mesa, AZ6.1 km away
85216 Mesa, AZ6.1 km away
85274 Mesa, AZ6.1 km away
85275 Mesa, AZ6.1 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 area9.22 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Population density4,049 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.4367, -111.7731

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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