Arizona ZIP Codes: Ranges, Prefixes and Major Cities
Arizona uses 526 active ZIP codes, running from 85001 to 86556. This guide shows how those codes are grouped, which ones serve the state's largest cities and how to format them correctly.
ZIP code range and prefixes
Every Arizona ZIP code starts with one of 12 three-digit prefixes. Each prefix points to a sectional center facility, the processing plant that sorts mail for a group of nearby post offices.
- 850
- 851
- 852
- 853
- 855
- 856
- 857
- 859
- 860
- 863
- 864
- 865
Types of ZIP codes in Arizona
| Type | Count | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 305 | Street delivery areas |
| PO Box | 213 | Post office boxes only |
| Unique | 8 | A single high-volume organization |
ZIP codes for major Arizona cities
| City | County | Standard ZIPs | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | Maricopa County | 46 | 85003–85086 |
| Tucson | Pima County | 31 | 85701–85757 |
| Mesa | Maricopa County | 13 | 85201–85215 |
| Scottsdale | Maricopa County | 11 | 85250–85266 |
| Glendale | Maricopa County | 9 | 85301–85310 |
| Chandler | Maricopa County | 6 | 85224–85286 |
| Gilbert | Maricopa County | 6 | 85233–85298 |
| Surprise | Maricopa County | 5 | 85374–85388 |
| Tempe | Maricopa County | 5 | 85281–85288 |
| Peoria | Maricopa County | 4 | 85345–85383 |
| Casa Grande | Pinal County | 3 | 85122–85194 |
| Flagstaff | Coconino County | 3 | 86001–86005 |
| Lake Havasu City | Mohave County | 3 | 86403–86406 |
| Prescott | Yavapai County | 3 | 86301–86305 |
| Yuma | Yuma County | 3 | 85364–85367 |
Phoenix is the state capital. Larger cities have many ZIP codes because each code follows mail delivery routes, not city limits.
Sample addresses
Richard Hernandez
2066 Elm Pl
Chandler, AZ 85286
Aaliyah Young
3686 Sunset Way
Surprise, AZ 85374
Linda Thompson
609 Hickory Ave
Glendale, AZ 85305
These examples use real city and ZIP pairs with invented street lines, so they are safe for testing and documentation.
Tips for working with these ZIP codes
- Store ZIP codes as text, not numbers, so the format stays consistent across states with leading zeros.
- Arizona spans more than one time zone (Mountain (no DST) and Mountain). Use the ZIP code or county, not the state, to decide local time.
- A quick sanity check: a valid AZ ZIP code begins with one of the prefixes listed above.
- City names in addresses are post office names. A suburb may share a ZIP code and city name with a nearby larger town.
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