Residential delivery area · Arizona
ZIP Code 86506: Houck, AZ
ZIP code 86506 uses the postal name Houck, Arizona and lies entirely in Apache County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,200 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $31,563 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 15% of its land lies in Houck (a census-designated place); 85% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- Town
- Houck · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Apache County
- Census places
- Houck census-designated place
- House district
- AZ-2 119th Congress
- State
- Arizona
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Land area
- 283.9 sq mi · 4 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 86506?
86506 centers on 35.354°, -109.259° and covers 283.9 square miles of land plus 0.2 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 86508, 86512, 86502, 86511.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 86506, 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 86506 compare with the rest of Apache County?
| Measure | 86506 | In Apache County | In AZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 1,218 | 23rd of 34 | 327th of 417 |
| Median household income | $32k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $48k | not ranked | not ranked |
86506's median household income is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$11,994) is more than a quarter of the figure ($31,563); 86506's median home value is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$13,726) is more than a quarter of the figure ($48,400). 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 10% 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 86506?
The 2020 Census counted 1,415 people in 86506; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,218. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 1,218±220 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 1,415
- Households
- 403
- Median age
- 35.7
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 86506?
Of the 1,218 people the ACS estimates in 86506, 24.3% are under 18 and 14.6% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Other or two or more (97.9%).
- Under 1824.3%
- 18 to 6461.1%
- 65 and older14.6%
- Other or two or more97.9%
- Hispanic or Latino1.1%
- White, not Hispanic1.1%
- 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 86506 earn?
Median household income is $31,563 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $31,563±$11,994
- Income per person
- $15,848
- Below the poverty line
- 34.0%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 5.4%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 6.5%
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 86506?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $48,400
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 95.3%
- Housing units
- 576
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 86506?
5 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 more than in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).
Which ZIP codes are next to 86506?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86508 | Lupton | 516 | $17k | 9.7 mi |
| 86512 | Sanders | 2,557 | $31k | 17.9 mi |
| 86502 | Chambers | 836 | $21k | 24.6 mi |
| 86511 | Saint Michaels | 3,583 | $41k | 27.4 mi |
| 87319 | Mentmore, NM | 2,496 | $42k | 19.9 mi (near) |
| 87326 | Vanderwagen, NM | 2,489 | $35k | 21.8 mi (near) |
| 86515 | Window Rock | 3,433 | $47k | 28.9 mi (near) |
| 87305 | Gallup, NM | 1,952 | $45k | 29.9 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.