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85262 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 85262 covers Scottsdale, Arizona, with a population of about 13,919 and a median household income of $173,795.

Population
13,91990 per square mile
Median age
61.422.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$173,7952.3× the Arizona median
Poverty rate
6.5%5.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,536,644up 32.3% in five years
Degree or higher
60.3%25.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
97.3%32.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00most of the state does not observe DST
Businesses
461

Where 85262 is

Scottsdale, 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

Population13,919
Median age61.4
Family households80%
Born outside the US9.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.8%
White (non-Hispanic)88.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Hispanic or Latino6%
Veterans6.6%
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$173,795
Income per person$122,980
Poverty rate6.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.3%
$10–15k0.9%
$15–20k0.5%
$20–25k1.7%
$25–30k0.1%
$30–35k0.4%
$35–40k2.0%
$40–45k3.8%
$45–50k1.5%
$50–60k2.7%
$60–75k4.9%
$75–100k7.3%
$100–125k6.5%
$125–150k7.6%
$150–200k14.5%
$200k or more42.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed7,060
Mean adjusted gross income$418,026
Returns declaring $200,000 or more39.4%
Returns, under $25k13.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k9.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k7.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k6.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.2%
Returns, $200k or more39.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,178,600
Rent as a share of household income10.8%
Owner-occupied97.3%
Vacant homes25.2%
Median year built2005

What the homes are

Detached house91.9%
Attached house3.8%
2 to 4 units1.1%
5 to 19 units1.3%
20 or more units0.3%
Mobile home1.7%
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$1,536,644as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 94.9%
Typical asking rent$4,979as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,536,644$519,978

$519,978 in 2000 to $1,536,644 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher60.3%
High school diploma or higher98.1%
Works from home33.8%
Drives to work alone56.7%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more23.2%
Health

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

Obesity27.1% 6.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.3% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.9% 5.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.5% 6.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.3% 6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5% 6.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression16.9% 5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity15.8% 9.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.8% 9.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12% 4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.5% 7.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)15.8% 8.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.2% 2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.5% 5.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening93.6% 7.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability8.7% 6.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.9% 9.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.8% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist74.9% 13.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.1% 3.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.5% 6.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity6.4% 10.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps4.5% 9.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol47.2% 11 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity4.6% 9.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.4% 3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport3.9% 5.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness25.1% 9.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.4% 0.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)10.5% 6.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.4% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3% 5.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours27.7% 8.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.8% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.6% 8.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments461
People employed3,541
Annual payroll$181,837,000
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 97.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High to Very High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss98.3 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.

River flooding99.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire99.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave97.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail94.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide86.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind67.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake65.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather40.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado30.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning25.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche21.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane16.8Very 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$173,795$76,872$78,538
Income per person$122,980$40,736$43,289
Poverty rate6.5%12.8%12.4%
Median home value$1,178,600$358,900$303,400
Median gross rent$1,431$1,348
Homeownership97.3%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher60.3%32.6%35%
Unemployment rate1.8%5.2%5.2%
Works from home33.8%16.5%13.5%
Born outside the US9.1%12.9%13.9%
Median age61.438.838.7
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 stationPINNACLE PEAK, AZ US9.2 km away
Rain in a year12 in

Average high and low by month

January63.5°F / 43°F1.47 in rain
February65.9°F / 44.7°F1.67 in rain
March71.5°F / 48.6°F1.48 in rain
April78.5°F / 53.7°F0.47 in rain
May86.6°F / 61.6°F0.27 in rain
June96.3°F / 71.3°F0.07 in rain
July99.4°F / 75.9°F1 in rain
August98.1°F / 74.9°F1.25 in rain
September93.7°F / 70.7°F0.83 in rain
October83.1°F / 60.6°F0.95 in rain
November72.1°F / 50.4°F0.76 in rain
December63.2°F / 42°F1.39 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 supermarket69% 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%.

Cave Creek 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 vulnerability4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Household characteristics14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

85263 Rio Verde, AZ11.2 km away
85266 Scottsdale, AZ12.9 km away
85255 Scottsdale, AZ13.4 km away
85377 Carefree, AZ13.5 km away
85327 Cave Creek, AZ17.1 km away
85331 Cave Creek, AZ18.9 km away
85269 Fountain Hills, AZ19.1 km away
85054 Phoenix, AZ19.2 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 area155.2 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Population density90 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.7752, -111.7791

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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