| City: | Tempe, Arizona |
| County: | Maricopa County |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 10:06:21 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 480 / 602 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 33.4148, -111.9088 |
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Tempe residents with 85280 addresses receive street delivery through neighboring ZIP 85281. The area sits in the Downtown Tempe and Riverside neighborhoods near Arizona State University's main campus. S Mill Ave runs through Tempe's entertainment and retail district, explaining why local businesses make up a substantial portion of the PO Box clientele. The setup reflects urban mail service patterns where PO Box ZIPs overlap with standard delivery areas.
The ZIP code focuses exclusively on S Mill Ave, Tempe's primary downtown street that runs through the city's commercial and entertainment district near ASU's campus. The single-street focus indicates this is a service designation rather than a geographic area, with PO Boxes serving businesses and residents along this major urban corridor.
ZIP Code 85280 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 18 business establishments, employing about 254 people with an annual payroll of $31,178,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 395Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 18Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $6,530,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $31,178,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 254Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 85280 is located in Maricopa County, Arizona, within the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 38060) and Arizona's 4th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 4,941,206 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 85280. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 38060Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 4,941,206Source: Census |
| MSA: | Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 04Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 33199.45 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 0473000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Tempe city; ArizonaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 85280 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.