Residential delivery area · Arizona
ZIP Code 86502: Chambers, AZ
ZIP code 86502 uses the postal name Chambers, Arizona and lies entirely in Apache County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 840 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $20,500 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 0% of its land lies in Wide Ruins (a census-designated place); 100% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Chambers · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Apache County
- Census places
- Wide Ruins census-designated place
- House district
- AZ-2 119th Congress
- State
- Arizona
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Land area
- 883.6 sq mi · under 1 person per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 86502?
86502 centers on 35.143°, -109.609° and covers 883.6 square miles of land plus 0.5 of water. It borders 9 ZIP codes: 86028, 86512, 86506, 86031, 86025, 86505, 85924, 85936, 86511.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 86502, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 86502 compare with the rest of Apache County?
| Measure | 86502 | In Apache County | In AZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 836 | 28th of 34 | 342nd of 417 |
| Median household income | $21k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $50k | not ranked | not ranked |
86502's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (836). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 4% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 86502?
The 2020 Census counted 1,032 people in 86502; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 836. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 836±139 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 1,032
- Households
- 342
- Median age
- 48.3
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 86502?
Of the 836 people the ACS estimates in 86502, 16.7% are under 18 and 21.8% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Other or two or more (93.3%).
- Under 1816.7%
- 18 to 6461.5%
- 65 and older21.8%
- Other or two or more93.3%
- White, not Hispanic4.8%
- Hispanic or Latino1.9%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What do households in 86502 earn?
Median household income is $20,500 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $20,500±$3,546
- Income per person
- $15,596
- Below the poverty line
- 34.7%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 8.3%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 4.9%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).
What are homes worth in 86502?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $50,000
- Median gross rent
- $930
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 91.2%
- Housing units
- 476
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 86502?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86028 | Petrified Forest Natl Pk | 47 | – | 13.9 mi |
| 86512 | Sanders | 2,557 | $31k | 21.0 mi |
| 86506 | Houck | 1,218 | $32k | 24.6 mi |
| 86031 | Indian Wells | 1,818 | $33k | 30.0 mi |
| 86025 | Holbrook | 5,226 | $57k | 31.1 mi |
| 86505 | Ganado | 6,779 | $29k | 33.7 mi |
| 85924 | Concho | 2,269 | $27k | 40.0 mi |
| 85936 | Saint Johns | 3,909 | $131k | 42.2 mi |
| 86511 | Saint Michaels | 3,583 | $41k | 43.4 mi |
| 86029 | Sun Valley | 74 | – | 25.8 mi (near) |
| 86508 | Lupton | 516 | $17k | 32.8 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.