Tsaile, AZ · standard
ZIP Code 86556
Apache County, Arizona - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 2,090
- 3/sq mi
- $27,875
- Median income
- $31,800
- Median home value
- 12.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Tsaile pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 1st pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Lowest
- home value, US ZIPs
- 3
- people per sq mi
- 68%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 86556 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 86556 covers 633.3 square miles in Tsaile, Apache County, Arizona (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 2,090 residents on file, a density of 3 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 86556 sits on the lower end of the income spectrum: median household income is $27,875 (62% below the average Arizona ZIP), while per-capita income is $12,493. Economic pressure is pronounced: 49.3% of residents are below the poverty line and unemployment is 18.1%. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $31,800 (91% below the average Arizona ZIP), and median rent is $560; owner occupancy is 68.2%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 12.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 23.5, and the average commute is 24 minutes. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Apache County, so 86556 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 86556, Tsaile, AZ · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
2,090
Population
633.3
Area (sq mi)
3
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 86556?
23.5
Median Age
50.9%
Male
49.1%
Female
2.9%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$27,875
Median Household Income
-62% vs state ZIP avg
$12,493
Per Capita Income
49.3%
Poverty Rate
18.1%
Unemployment Rate
23.8 min
Mean Commute Time
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
897housing units
897
Total Housing Units
669
Occupied Units
228
Vacant Units
3.35
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$31,800
Median Home Value
-91% vs state ZIP avg
$560
Median Rent
1990
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 3 business establishments in ZIP 86556, employing approximately 37 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,022,000.
3
Businesses
37
Employees
$1.0M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 86556 vs 86507 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86507 | Lukachukai, AZ | 2,340 | 10.2 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 86556, both outside AZ so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar population
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by resident population (2,090 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.