| ZIP Codes: | 14 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 7 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 520 / 928 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:26 PM |
| Population: | 55,757 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 04007 |
| CBSA: | Payson, AZ |
| Land Area: | 4,570 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 40 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 33.6197, -110.8963 |
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55,757 residents live across 14 ZIPs covering 4,570 sq mi, served by 12 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 55,281 to 55,426 from 2014 to 2024 — a +0.3% change. 6 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 85532 (Claypool, $73,802 median) and poorest ZIP 85542 (Peridot, $29,022) are 35.3 miles apart — a 2.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 13.1× across this county — from $31,900 in 85542 (Peridot) to $418,900 in 85544 (Pine).
Density varies 155× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 85554 (Young) to 56 in 85532 (Claypool).
Educational attainment ranges from 3.3% bachelor's+ in 85550 (San Carlos) to 41.1% in 85554 (Young) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Arizona, this is the #11 most populous of 16 counties and ranks #12 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $59,439 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
18.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (7,859 of 42,065 reporting).
7 Standard delivery, 7 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85541 | Payson | Standard | 23,382 | $66,383 | 826.9 | 7.3% |
| 85501 | Globe | Standard | 12,395 | $61,983 | 710.3 | -7.3% |
| 85550 | San Carlos | PO Box | 5,696 | $51,491 | 398.1 | 14.1% |
| 85539 | Miami | Standard | 3,386 | $47,807 | 116.8 | -36.9% |
| 85542 | Peridot | Standard | 2,885 | $29,022 | 274.4 | -21.9% |
| 85544 | Pine | Standard | 2,834 | $59,924 | 310.6 | 76.7% |
| 85192 | Winkelman | Standard | 1,849 | $59,922 | 560.6 | 38.9% |
| 85553 | Tonto Basin | PO Box | 1,755 | $50,762 | 293.2 | 13.2% |
| 85545 | Roosevelt | Standard | 604 | $53,707 | 208.6 | 4.7% |
| 85532 | Claypool | PO Box | 331 | $73,802 | 6.0 | — |
| 85135 | Hayden | PO Box | 331 | $29,722 | 6.0 | -44.0% |
| 85554 | Young | PO Box | 309 | — | 858.3 | -27.5% |
| 85547 | Payson | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 85502 | Globe | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |