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85901 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 85901 covers Show Low, Arizona, with a population of about 18,821 and a median household income of $60,313.

Population
18,82172 per square mile
Median age
49.310.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$60,31322% below the Arizona median
Poverty rate
12.8%about the US average
Typical home value
$433,415up 20.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,00929% below the Arizona median
Degree or higher
25.7%9.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
74.9%9.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00most of the state does not observe DST
Businesses
580

Where 85901 is

Show Low, 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

Population18,821
Median age49.3
Family households67.2%
Born outside the US4.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.4%
White (non-Hispanic)77%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Hispanic or Latino15.8%
Veterans9.7%
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$60,313
Income per person$34,910
Poverty rate12.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.5%
$10–15k4.1%
$15–20k4.2%
$20–25k4.1%
$25–30k4.8%
$30–35k8.3%
$35–40k3.4%
$40–45k5.7%
$45–50k3.2%
$50–60k8.6%
$60–75k9.8%
$75–100k13.2%
$100–125k8.7%
$125–150k4.4%
$150–200k9.1%
$200k or more5.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed7,930
Mean adjusted gross income$69,214
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4%
Returns, under $25k30.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.0%
Returns, $200k or more4.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$256,300
Median gross rent$1,009
Rent as a share of household income30.6%
Owner-occupied74.9%
Vacant homes34.6%
Median year built1996

What the homes are

Detached house59.7%
Attached house2.5%
2 to 4 units3.8%
5 to 19 units2.6%
20 or more units2.3%
Mobile home28.3%
Boat, RV or van0.8%
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$433,415as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 113.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$433,415$107,750

$107,750 in 2000 to $433,415 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.7%
High school diploma or higher94.1%
Works from home13.1%
Drives to work alone70.4%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.4%
Health

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

Obesity33% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.2% 6.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.3% 1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.7% 1.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.9% 1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.3% 4.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.1% 7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11.9% 4.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.3% 2.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.4% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.5% 2.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.2% 1.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33% 2.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.1% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.7% 4.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.4% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.9% 5.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use66.8% 9.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.5% 1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.5% 5.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.9% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments580
People employed6,718
Annual payroll$311,330,000
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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 44.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Very High across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss37.1 out of 100
Community resilience0.9 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.

Lightning98.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire97.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather88.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide82.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding48.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave47.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake45.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche37.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm36.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail32.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind27Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave14.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity7.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane2.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado1.4Very 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$60,313$76,872$78,538
Income per person$34,910$40,736$43,289
Poverty rate12.8%12.8%12.4%
Median home value$256,300$358,900$303,400
Median gross rent$1,009$1,431$1,348
Homeownership74.9%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.7%32.6%35%
Unemployment rate4.9%5.2%5.2%
Works from home13.1%16.5%13.5%
Born outside the US4.4%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 stationSHOW LOW AP, AZ US4.1 km away
Rain in a year16 in
Snow in a year19 in

Average high and low by month

January46°F / 23.6°F1.35 in rain, 4 in snow
February51°F / 26.8°F1.16 in rain, 3.8 in snow
March58°F / 31.3°F0.91 in rain, 2.3 in snow
April64.9°F / 36.8°F0.57 in rain, 1.6 in snow
May73.6°F / 44.5°F0.62 in rain
June83.9°F / 53.7°F0.42 in rain
July85.3°F / 59.2°F2.35 in rain
August82.8°F / 57.7°F2.97 in rain
September78.3°F / 52°F1.44 in rain
October68.1°F / 40.6°F1.35 in rain, 0.4 in snow
November56.4°F / 31°F1.19 in rain, 1.9 in snow
December45.8°F / 23.4°F1.37 in rain, 5.4 in snow
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 supermarket6% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket6% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Show Low Unified District83.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Vernon Elementary District9.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Blue Ridge Unified District5% of this ZIP code's land area
Snowflake Unified District1.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Concho Elementary District1.2% 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 vulnerability63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Household characteristics74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Walkability5.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

85902 Show Low, AZ3.2 km away
85929 Lakeside, AZ14.9 km away
85939 Taylor, AZ17.4 km away
85912 White Mountain Lake, AZ19 km away
85935 Pinetop, AZ21.6 km away
85934 Pinedale, AZ22.6 km away
85937 Snowflake, AZ23 km away
85923 Clay Springs, AZ28 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.

Navajo County89.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Apache County10.5% 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 area263.1 sq mi
Water area0.82 sq mi
Population density72 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.2998, -110.0000

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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