| City: | Sierra Vista, Arizona |
| County: | Cochise County |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 10:19:54 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 520 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 31.5545, -110.3031 |
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ZIP code 85636 serves a post office location within Sierra Vista, Arizona. This isn't a standalone community. It's a point-based ZIP embedded within the larger 85635 ZIP code that covers Sierra Vista proper. The post office here maintains 704 PO Boxes and serves 283 business addresses, making it a significant mail access point for the area.
Street delivery exists through this ZIP, with routes handling both urban and rural addresses. E Fry Boulevard accounts for most delivery points (167 records), with additional addresses on E Dake Road and a handful of residential streets. The mix of city and rural carrier routes shows this office handles mail for both developed areas and more spread-out locations.
Sierra Vista sits in Cochise County in southeastern Arizona, about 75 miles southeast of Tucson and just 15 miles north of the Mexican border. The city has grown around Fort Huachuca, a major Army installation. While 85636 itself has no residential population counted by the Census (it's just the post office location), the broader Sierra Vista area it serves has a substantial population mix of military families, retirees, and civilians drawn by the mild climate and low cost of living.
E Fry Boulevard dominates with most delivery points, suggesting commercial concentration. Spanish-influenced names like Paseo Temblon reflect the regional heritage.
ZIP Code 85636 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 15 business establishments, employing about 64 people with an annual payroll of $2,324,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 8,448Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 15Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $517,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $2,324,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 64Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 85636 is located in Cochise County, Arizona, within the Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 43420) and Arizona's 6th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 131,346 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 85636. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 43420Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 131,346Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 06Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 625.07 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 0466820Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Sierra Vista city; ArizonaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 85636 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 February 1, 2026.