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85531 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 85531 covers Central, Arizona, with a median household income of $94,478.

Median household income
$94,4781.2× the Arizona median
Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Median home value
$422,9001.2× the Arizona median
Degree or higher
77.9%42.9 points above the US average
Homeownership
55.3%9.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00most of the state does not observe DST
Businesses
11

Where 85531 is

Central, 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

Family households48%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home24.5%
White (non-Hispanic)75.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)24.5%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans10.9%
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$94,478
Income per person$57,368
Poverty rate0%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance44.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k7.3%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k58.0%
$100–125k10.7%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k24.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$422,900
Owner-occupied55.3%
Vacant homes0%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house55.3%
20 or more units44.7%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher77.9%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone77.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.9%
Health

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

Obesity32.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.9% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.3% 2.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.6% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.7% 5.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.9% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.3% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.3% 3.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.4% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.6% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.5% 4.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.4% 1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.1% 4.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.2% 3.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.4% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11% 2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments11
People employed106
Annual payroll$4,614,000
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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 66.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss66.7 out of 100
Community resilience4 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.

Lightning99Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave97.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire95Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought94.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather87.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding69.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail62.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche42.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind42.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake41.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide41Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane27.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave8.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado1.5Very 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$94,478$76,872$78,538
Income per person$57,368$40,736$43,289
Poverty rate0%12.8%12.4%
Median home value$422,900$358,900$303,400
Median gross rent$1,431$1,348
Homeownership55.3%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher77.9%32.6%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.2%5.2%
Works from home0%16.5%13.5%
Born outside the US0%12.9%13.9%
Median age38.838.7
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 stationSAFFORD AG CTR, AZ US11.7 km away
Rain in a year9 in
Snow in a year0 in

Average high and low by month

January62°F / 30.3°F0.71 in rain, 0.2 in snow
February66.8°F / 33.9°F0.66 in rain
March74.3°F / 39.3°F0.45 in rain
April82.5°F / 45.5°F0.21 in rain
May91.4°F / 53.6°F0.18 in rain
June100°F / 62.6°F0.27 in rain
July99°F / 69.4°F1.35 in rain
August96.9°F / 68°F1.84 in rain
September93.2°F / 61°F1.08 in rain
October84.4°F / 48.3°F0.75 in rain
November71.7°F / 37.4°F0.51 in rain
December61.1°F / 30.2°F0.77 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 supermarket93% 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%.

Thatcher 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 vulnerability60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Household characteristics48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport71more vulnerable than 71% 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.

85552 Thatcher, AZ4.4 km away
85543 Pima, AZ7.8 km away
85548 Safford, AZ8.7 km away
85535 Eden, AZ14.3 km away
85551 Solomon, AZ15.7 km away
85546 Safford, AZ15.7 km away
85536 Fort Thomas, AZ25 km away
85530 Bylas, AZ42 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.

Graham 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 area4.47 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.8692, -109.7878

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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