| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 5 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 928 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:26 PM |
| Population: | 35,920 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 04009 |
| CBSA: | Safford, AZ |
| Land Area: | 2,047 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 12 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 32.9296, -109.8338 |
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35,920 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 2,047 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 32,899 to 35,920 from 2014 to 2024 — a +9.2% change. 6 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 85536 (Fort Thomas, $104,500 median) and poorest ZIP 85530 (Bylas, $38,750) are 14.4 miles apart — a 2.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 20.7× across this county — from $23,200 in 85530 (Bylas) to $480,000 in 85531 (Central).
Density varies 3566× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 85536 (Fort Thomas) to 8,892 in 85551 (Solomon).
Educational attainment ranges from 2.9% bachelor's+ in 85530 (Bylas) to 54.1% in 85531 (Central) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Arizona, this is the #13 most populous of 16 counties and ranks #2 for median household income with the #5 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $70,969 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
15.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,467 of 23,133 reporting).
4 Standard delivery, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85546 | Safford | Standard | 20,809 | $61,832 | 904.7 | 3.9% |
| 85552 | Thatcher | Standard | 6,861 | $88,454 | 24.0 | 9.3% |
| 85543 | Pima | Standard | 4,868 | $92,011 | 599.0 | 40.0% |
| 85530 | Bylas | PO Box | 1,967 | $38,750 | 368.9 | 13.4% |
| 85531 | Central | PO Box | 657 | $97,365 | 3.1 | 55.7% |
| 85551 | Solomon | PO Box | 361 | $76,083 | 0.0 | -18.9% |
| 85536 | Fort Thomas | PO Box | 355 | $104,500 | 142.4 | -31.3% |
| 85535 | Eden | Standard | 42 | — | 4.9 | — |
| 85548 | Safford | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |