Postal Codes

85226 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 85226 covers Chandler, Arizona, with a population of about 40,974 and a median household income of $103,740.

Population
40,9741,066 per square mile
Median age
371.7 points below the US average
Median household income
$103,7401.3× the Arizona median
Poverty rate
7.8%4.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$501,026up 12% in five years
Median rent
$1,7851.2× the Arizona median
Degree or higher
50%15 points above the US average
Homeownership
61.8%3.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00most of the state does not observe DST
Businesses
1,739

Where 85226 is

Chandler, 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

Population40,974
Median age37
Family households64.4%
Born outside the US13.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home19.8%
White (non-Hispanic)60.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)10%
Hispanic or Latino17.2%
Veterans5%
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$103,740
Income per person$50,456
Poverty rate7.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.3%
$10–15k1.0%
$15–20k1.4%
$20–25k1.5%
$25–30k1.5%
$30–35k2.0%
$35–40k2.6%
$40–45k1.3%
$45–50k3.5%
$50–60k7.6%
$60–75k7.5%
$75–100k14.4%
$100–125k11.4%
$125–150k11.1%
$150–200k13.3%
$200k or more16.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed20,180
Mean adjusted gross income$107,230
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.6%
Returns, under $25k19.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.9%
Returns, $200k or more9.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$452,400
Median gross rent$1,785
Rent as a share of household income27.5%
Owner-occupied61.8%
Vacant homes4.8%
Median year built1993

What the homes are

Detached house66.7%
Attached house3.7%
2 to 4 units2.9%
5 to 19 units13.4%
20 or more units13.2%
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$501,026as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 12%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 80.3%
Typical asking rent$1,920as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.7%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 10.6%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 63.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$552,849$166,798

$166,798 in 2000 to $501,026 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$1,920$1,113

$1,113 in 2015 to $1,920 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher50%
High school diploma or higher95.7%
Works from home22.3%
Drives to work alone66.7%
Takes public transport0.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8%
Health

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

Obesity27.4% 6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.5% 3.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.8% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure26.8% 7.3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.4% 6.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.4% 3.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity15.7% 9.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis20.5% 4.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication70.4% 4.3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.4% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.2% 2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.2% 3.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.2% 2.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.2% 4.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.3% 7.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.6% 6.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.8% 7.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.7% 5.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.4% 3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.3% 2.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14% 2.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.1% 4.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.6% 3.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.1% 5.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.5% 2.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,739
People employed48,996
Annual payroll$3,689,343,000
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 17% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss20.1 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.

Drought81.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire72.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail54.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave36.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake31.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding21.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind18.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane13.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather11.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado5.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning3.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide1Very 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$103,740$76,872$78,538
Income per person$50,456$40,736$43,289
Poverty rate7.8%12.8%12.4%
Median home value$452,400$358,900$303,400
Median gross rent$1,785$1,431$1,348
Homeownership61.8%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher50%32.6%35%
Unemployment rate3.9%5.2%5.2%
Works from home22.3%16.5%13.5%
Born outside the US13.6%12.9%13.9%
Median age3738.838.7
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 stationTEMPE ASU, AZ US13 km away
Rain in a year9 in

Average high and low by month

January70.6°F / 38.5°F1.04 in rain
February73.7°F / 40.9°F1.12 in rain
March80.4°F / 45.9°F0.96 in rain
April86.9°F / 50.9°F0.23 in rain
May95°F / 59.1°F0.18 in rain
June103.7°F / 67°F0.06 in rain
July105.9°F / 75.8°F0.99 in rain
August104.8°F / 75.1°F1.3 in rain
September100.8°F / 68.9°F0.71 in rain
October91°F / 56.3°F0.61 in rain
November79°F / 45.1°F0.65 in rain
December69.3°F / 37.7°F0.95 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 supermarket4% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket9% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Kyrene Elementary District50% of this ZIP code's land area
Tempe Union High School District50% 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 vulnerability13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Household characteristics15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status89more vulnerable than 89% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Walkability7.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

85284 Tempe, AZ3 km away
85244 Chandler, AZ3.2 km away
85224 Chandler, AZ5.7 km away
85283 Tempe, AZ6.5 km away
85044 Phoenix, AZ7.3 km away
85246 Chandler, AZ7.3 km away
85248 Chandler, AZ8.6 km away
85225 Chandler, AZ8.9 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 area38.44 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq mi
Population density1,066 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.3092, -111.9198

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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