85634 ZIP Code, Sells, AZ

85634 is a ZIP code in Sells, Arizona in Pima County. It covers 2,805 square miles of land. 5,038 people live here in 1,326 households. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and owners and renters are mixed (67% own). Median household income is $36,389, well below the Arizona median of $79,964; 45% of households have children under 18.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents5,038
Households1,326
Median household income$36,389
Income per person$15,523
Median age30.2
Homeowners67.4%
Median home value$82,600
Median rent$493
Bachelor's degree or higher6.0%
Average commute (minutes)27.2
Households with kids under 1844.7%
Moved in the past year7.1%
Below the poverty line43.6%
Broadband internet72.0%
Speak a non-English language at home33.9%

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K11.9%
$10–15K10.8%
$15–25K12.7%
$25–35K13.4%
$35–50K7.7%
$50–75K18.4%
$75–100K11.0%
$100–150K9.7%
$150–200K1.7%
$200K+2.6%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<1010.7%
10–1920.3%
20–2411.2%
25–3413.7%
35–4410.6%
45–5410.1%
55–6410.0%
65–748.2%
75+5.2%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage4.4%
Owned outright45.7%
Rented24.2%
Vacant25.7%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house79.1%
Townhome0.8%
2–4 units2.8%
5–19 units3.1%
20+ units0.0%
Mobile / other14.2%

Businesses in 85634

15 business establishments with 460 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

85634 has 2 USPS carrier routes with 647 residential and 11 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 85634

85634 has 2 USPS carrier routes (2 highway contract (H)) with 647 residential and 11 business mailboxes. Routes range from 45 homes (H002) to 602 homes (H001); the median route has 324 homes. The Census counted 1,326 households in 85634 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2491
250–4990
500–7491
750–9990
1,000–1,4990
1,500+0

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  1. Route H001 — USPS business mailboxes 10, 602 homes
  2. Route H002 — USPS business mailboxes 1, 45 homes

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Every carrier route in 85634

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
H001Highway contract60210$33,828———
H002Highway contract451$33,554———

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 85634 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 85634, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 85634 in?
85634 is a Sells, AZ mailing address. None of its land lies inside a Census-defined city or community.
What county is 85634 in?
85634 is in Pima County.
What is the population of 85634?
About 5,038 people (±621), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 5,864.
What is the median household income in 85634?
$36,389 (±$11,530), compared with $79,964 for Arizona as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 85634?
2 USPS carrier routes with 647 residential and 11 business mailboxes (658 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.