Postal Codes

86001 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 86001 covers Flagstaff, Arizona, with a population of about 36,900 and a median household income of $62,587.

Population
36,900127 per square mile
Median age
23.515.2 points below the US average
Median household income
$62,58719% below the Arizona median
Poverty rate
24.7%12.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$669,109up 24.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,5051.1× the Arizona median
Degree or higher
54.6%19.6 points above the US average
Homeownership
35%30 points below the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00most of the state does not observe DST
Businesses
1,438

Where 86001 is

Flagstaff, 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

Population36,900
Median age23.5
Family households40.1%
Born outside the US5.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home15.8%
White (non-Hispanic)62.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.2%
Hispanic or Latino14.9%
Veterans3%
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$62,587
Income per person$35,946
Poverty rate24.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k9.0%
$10–15k4.8%
$15–20k3.8%
$20–25k4.5%
$25–30k5.7%
$30–35k2.9%
$35–40k3.7%
$40–45k5.8%
$45–50k2.9%
$50–60k6.3%
$60–75k9.9%
$75–100k10.0%
$100–125k8.7%
$125–150k4.2%
$150–200k6.8%
$200k or more11.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed14,080
Mean adjusted gross income$89,140
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7%
Returns, under $25k31.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.2%
Returns, $200k or more7.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$570,900
Median gross rent$1,505
Rent as a share of household income38.4%
Owner-occupied35%
Vacant homes11.7%
Median year built1995

What the homes are

Detached house37%
Attached house7.4%
2 to 4 units13.1%
5 to 19 units22.8%
20 or more units14.6%
Mobile home5%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
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$669,109as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 24.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 96.5%
Typical asking rent$2,129as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$669,481$166,742

$166,742 in 2000 to $669,109 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$2,129$1,935

$1,935 in 2022 to $2,129 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher54.6%
High school diploma or higher95.9%
Works from home11.3%
Drives to work alone57.4%
Takes public transport2.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more4.3%
Health

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

Obesity21.7% 11.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes5.7% 6.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.4% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure19.8% 14.3 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)10.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.5% 3.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity14.8% 10.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis14.7% 10.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18% 2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication56.9% 17.8 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.7% 3 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease3.3% 2.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year64.9% 11.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening72.7% 13.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.5% 4.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening58.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.6% 2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity19.5% 2.4 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.7% 1.4 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol25.5% 10.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.5% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport13.3% 4.1 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use67.9% 8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21.5% 4.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability7.5% 6.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.9% 4.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke1.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.2% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.6% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,438
People employed20,031
Annual payroll$920,505,000
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 95.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss96.8 out of 100
Community resilience36.1 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.

Wildfire98.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning97.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide95.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather95Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding89.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity84.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake76.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche74Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave64.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail54Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm30.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado21.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind14Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave11.6Relatively 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$62,587$76,872$78,538
Income per person$35,946$40,736$43,289
Poverty rate24.7%12.8%12.4%
Median home value$570,900$358,900$303,400
Median gross rent$1,505$1,431$1,348
Homeownership35%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher54.6%32.6%35%
Unemployment rate6.9%5.2%5.2%
Works from home11.3%16.5%13.5%
Born outside the US5.9%12.9%13.9%
Median age23.538.838.7
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 stationFLAGSTAFF PULLIAM AP, AZ US4.7 km away
Rain in a year21 in
Snow in a year90 in

Average high and low by month

January43.4°F / 17.6°F2.05 in rain, 20.9 in snow
February45.7°F / 19.6°F2.17 in rain, 19.3 in snow
March52.2°F / 23.8°F1.88 in rain, 15.6 in snow
April59.2°F / 28.2°F0.89 in rain, 5 in snow
May68.1°F / 34.6°F0.77 in rain, 1.1 in snow
June79.1°F / 42.5°F0.3 in rain
July82°F / 51.4°F2.61 in rain
August79.3°F / 50.6°F3.04 in rain
September74.1°F / 42.5°F1.84 in rain
October63.6°F / 31.5°F1.52 in rain, 1.5 in snow
November52.1°F / 23°F1.55 in rain, 8.2 in snow
December43°F / 16.9°F1.9 in rain, 18.5 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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.

Flagstaff Unified District89.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Maine Consolidated School District10.8% 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 vulnerability20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Household characteristics12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Walkability5.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

86002 Flagstaff, AZ1.7 km away
86003 Flagstaff, AZ1.7 km away
86011 Flagstaff, AZ1.7 km away
86005 Flagstaff, AZ3.8 km away
86004 Flagstaff, AZ9.1 km away
86015 Bellemont, AZ16.6 km away
86017 Munds Park, AZ27.3 km away
86018 Parks, AZ27.3 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.

Coconino 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 area290.44 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density127 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.1859, -111.6620

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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