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ZIP Code85707

Tucson, AZ

Pima County · Arizona · United States
Home to 599 people across 4.118 square miles.

Mountain (no DST)Renter-majority69 ZIPs in county

At a glance

85707 by the numbers

Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.

Population
599
±45 · bottom 25% nationally
Median household income
US median $70,109 ·
Median home value
US median $207,500 ·
Median age
21.7
US median 42 years
Population density
145/mi²
59th pctile most dense
Land area
4.118 mi²
negligible water area

Location

Where 85707 is

32.180177, -110.889632 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates32.180177, -110.889632
Time zoneAmerica/Phoenix
CountyPima County
StateArizona (AZ)
Land area4.118 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/Phoenix

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

Phoenix, AZ111.4 mi
San Diego, CA367.5 mi
Los Angeles, CA444.7 mi
Denver, CO617.4 mi

People

Who lives in 85707

599 residents in 20 households, averaging 29.95 people per household. The largest age group is 18-24 at 77.8% of residents, and 100.0% of households are a single person living alone.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 180.0%
18-2477.8%
25-3419.5%
35-440.0%
45-541.0%
55-641.7%
65+0.0%

Households

Composition and size

Total households20
Average household size29.95
Family households0.0%
Living alone100.0%
Median age21.7 years
Households with internet100.0%

Race & ethnicity

Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.

White66.4%
Black21.2%
Asian0.8%
Native American1.0%
Pacific Islander1.2%
Other1.3%
Two or more8.0%
Hispanic / Latino17.2%

Income & work

What people earn in 85707

Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Compared to the US

This ZIP against the national median

Median household income
Median household income±—
Per capita income$26,225
Poverty rate0.0%
Unemployment rate0.0%
Labor force participation96.5%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

<$25k50.0%
$25-50k50.0%
$50-75k0.0%
$75-100k0.0%
$100-150k0.0%
$150-200k0.0%
$200k+0.0%

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 31.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 100.0% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 85707

Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built
Housing units20
Vacancy rate0.0%

Own vs. rent

Of 20 occupied units

Owner-occupied0.0%
Renter-occupied100.0%
Owner households0
Renter households20

Building types

Units by structure size

Single family50.0%
5-19 units50.0%

Getting to work

How 85707 commutes

53.2% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 7.2 minutes. 20.6% work from home.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone53.2%
Carpooled9.9%
Walked10.6%
Worked from home20.6%

Travel time

Mean commute 7.2 minutes

<10 min78.5%
10-1921.5%
20-290.0%
30-440.0%
45-590.0%
60+0.0%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 85707

ZIP code 85707 is assigned to Tucson, AZ, and falls within Pima County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 599 people live inside it.

At 145 residents per square mile spread over 4.118 square miles, 85707 reads as a rural area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.

Living here

What life in Tucson looks like

The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 50.0% of housing units here. At 0.0%, vacancy is low — housing here is tightly held.

The population skews notably young, with a median age of 21.7 against 42 nationally. Households are relatively large at 29.95 people on average, with 0.0% classified as family households.

Getting to work takes 7.2 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 53.2% of workers, while 10.6% walk, 20.6% work from home. Commute patterns are one of the better proxies for how a place actually functions day to day.

Where to stay

Where to stay in Tucson, AZ

85707 covers a rural area, and accommodation within the postal code itself is likely to be sparse — perhaps a country inn, a lodge or a vacation rental rather than a conventional hotel. Widening the search radius is usually the practical approach, and it also opens up more availability at short notice.

For reference, Phoenix, AZ is about 111.4 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.

Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.

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Practical uses

What ZIP code 85707 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 85707 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.

For anyone weighing a move, 85707 offers a compact profile of Tucson: 599 residents, 31.6% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 0.0%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.

One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 85707 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Tucson may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.

Nearby

ZIP codes near 85707

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Questions

Common questions about 85707

What city is ZIP code 85707 in?
85707 serves Tucson, Arizona, in Pima County, United States.
What is the population of 85707?
About 599 people live in ZIP code 85707, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±45. That works out to roughly 145 people per square mile.
Is 85707 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 31.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, and the median age is 21.7. The average commute is 7.2 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 85707 in?
85707 observes Mountain (no DST) Time (America/Phoenix). This zone does not observe daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 85707?
ZIP code 85707 covers 4.118 square miles of land, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 85707 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 85707 reads as a rural area. It holds 145 people per square mile across 4.118 square miles of land. For reference, densities above 10,000 per square mile generally indicate an urban core, 1,000–3,000 is typically suburban, and under 200 is rural. These are rules of thumb rather than official designations — the Census Bureau classifies urban and rural areas by census block, not by ZIP code.
What is the commute like from 85707?
The average one-way commute from 85707 takes about 7.2 minutes. The most common way to travel is drove alone, used by 53.2% of workers aged 16 and over. Commute figures cover people who were employed and working outside the home during the survey period.
How many people work in 85707?
About 10 residents of 85707 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 96.5% and the unemployment rate is 0.0%. Note this counts residents by where they live, not by where they work — a ZIP with many offices can have far more jobs than employed residents.
Where should I stay when visiting 85707?
Accommodation in and around Tucson, AZ ranges with the character of the area. See the 'Where to stay' section on this page for local context, and use the live search there for current availability and pricing.
Does 85707 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Tucson as the primary place and Pima County as the county. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes rather than municipal or county lines, so a single code can straddle boundaries, and USPS also recognises alternate acceptable city names for many codes. If you need the definitive answer for a specific street address, the USPS ZIP Code Lookup is the authority.
Can ZIP code 85707 change?
Yes. USPS adjusts ZIP codes as delivery volumes shift — codes are occasionally split, merged, retired or newly created, and boundaries move more often than most people assume. The Census Bureau's ZCTA definitions, which underpin the demographic figures on this page, are redrawn only once a decade, so the two can drift apart between censuses.

Methodology

Where this data comes from

  • Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
  • Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 85707. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
  • Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
  • Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
  • Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
On accuracy. ACS figures are survey estimates, not counts. The margin of error shown alongside the population figure means the true value has a 90% chance of falling in that range. For small ZIP codes the error can be large relative to the estimate — treat the direction as more reliable than the exact number. This page reports data for ZCTA 85707, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.