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86043 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 86043 covers Second Mesa, Arizona, with a population of about 2,337 and a median household income of $37,875.

Population
2,33720 per square mile
Median age
26.612.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$37,87551% below the Arizona median
Poverty rate
46%33.6 points above the US average
Median home value
$76,90079% below the Arizona median
Degree or higher
2.5%32.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
73.2%8.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00most of the state does not observe DST
Businesses
3

Where 86043 is

Second Mesa, 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

Population2,337
Median age26.6
Family households75.1%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home70.5%
White (non-Hispanic)0%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.7%
Veterans5.4%
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$37,875
Income per person$9,353
Poverty rate46%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance43.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k24.0%
$10–15k13.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k1.8%
$25–30k3.0%
$30–35k8.0%
$35–40k1.8%
$40–45k11.4%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k19.0%
$60–75k12.3%
$75–100k4.1%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k1.8%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed560
Mean adjusted gross income$34,529
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k41.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k41.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k10.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k3.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k3.6%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$76,900
Owner-occupied73.2%
Vacant homes19.1%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house60.6%
Attached house24%
Mobile home15.4%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate26.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher2.5%
High school diploma or higher85%
Works from home25.9%
Drives to work alone66.6%
Takes public transport1.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.6%
Health

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

Obesity43.7% 10.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes19.7% 7.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes29% 15.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.5% 8.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health36.6% 16.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)15.1% 3.8 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.8% 2.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity34% 8.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.4% 6.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11.2% 4.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.1% 1.6 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma17.3% 6.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10% 3.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year70.2% 6.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening74.5% 11.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability26.7% 11.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening44% 20.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD14.1% 7.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist39.9% 21.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability51% 20.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support37.2% 12.4 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity45.1% 28 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps39.8% 25.5 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability14% 7.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity29.3% 15.5 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability18.5% 10.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport26.8% 17.6 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use56.2% 19.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)24.8% 8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability25.9% 11.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)22.7% 9.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability8.7% 4.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat23.9% 15.1 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours42% 5.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke6.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost35.1% 22.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability15.6% 10 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments3
People employed9
Annual payroll$320,000
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 36.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss15.9 out of 100
Community resilience1 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.

Lightning99.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather87Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire68.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity67.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding61.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake53.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm47.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche38.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail25Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave24.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave15.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind15Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado4.7Very 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$37,875$76,872$78,538
Income per person$9,353$40,736$43,289
Poverty rate46%12.8%12.4%
Median home value$76,900$358,900$303,400
Median gross rent$1,431$1,348
Homeownership73.2%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher2.5%32.6%35%
Unemployment rate26.5%5.2%5.2%
Works from home25.9%16.5%13.5%
Born outside the US0%12.9%13.9%
Median age26.638.838.7
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 stationKEAMS CANYON, AZ US28.2 km away

Average high and low by month

January44.9°F / 17.5°F
February49.3°F / 21.9°F
March57.9°F / 26.5°F
April65.5°F / 32°F
May74.5°F / 39.2°F
June85.6°F / 46.8°F
July89.4°F / 56.7°F
August85.9°F / 54.9°F
September79.1°F / 47.2°F
October68.1°F / 34.6°F
November55.9°F / 24.5°F
December43.7°F / 16.7°F
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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket100% 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%.

Cedar 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 vulnerability92more vulnerable than 92% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Household characteristics90more vulnerable than 90% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status98more vulnerable than 98% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport86more vulnerable than 86% 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.

86042 Polacca, AZ13 km away
86039 Kykotsmovi Village, AZ14 km away
86034 Keams Canyon, AZ20 km away
86030 Hotevilla, AZ21.3 km away
86510 Pinon, AZ42.6 km away
86031 Indian Wells, AZ57.5 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 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 area114.42 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq mi
Population density20 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.7933, -110.5051

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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