Which ZIP code in Maricopa County has the highest median household income?

85253 (Paradise Valley), at $184,979 (±$19,261), among 131 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

Richest ZIP codes in Maricopa County, AZ

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Maricopa County with the highest median household income, out of 131 with at least 1,000 residents. 85253 (Paradise Valley, $184,979), 85262 (Scottsdale, $177,790) and 85298 (Gilbert, $156,425) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Maricopa County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Richest ZIP codes in Maricopa County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median household income	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	85253	Paradise Valley	$184,979 ±$19,261	17,904	7,654	8,001
2	85262	Scottsdale	$177,790 ±$24,866	14,329	6,589	9,112
3	85298	Gilbert	$156,425 ±$8,665	44,114	14,391	15,573
4	85284	Tempe	$156,146 ±$12,047	19,492	7,487	7,419
5	85249	Chandler	$153,633 ±$7,972	48,746	17,057	18,374
6	85045	Phoenix	$153,583 ±$23,372	7,600	2,960	3,001
7	85266	Scottsdale	$151,923 ±$26,485	12,516	5,546	6,443
8	85377	Carefree	$149,167 ±$26,849	3,437	1,714	—
9	85083	Phoenix	$149,087 ±$14,666	21,022	6,907	7,182
10	85383	Peoria	$145,546 ±$5,185	74,390	25,364	30,306
11	85263	Rio Verde	$145,053 ±$31,154	3,472	1,910	3,261
12	85255	Scottsdale	$140,616 ±$11,567	45,346	19,829	24,702
13	85050	Phoenix	$139,836 ±$10,821	33,118	12,755	13,894
14	85087	New River	$138,566 ±$13,230	10,157	3,743	4,349
15	85259	Scottsdale	$137,895 ±$20,021	21,670	9,540	10,309
16	85297	Gilbert	$130,755 ±$11,582	37,475	11,728	13,686
17	85142	Queen Creek	$129,367 ±$4,630	93,700	28,504	27,047
18	85331	Cave Creek	$129,083 ±$10,905	31,968	13,017	13,784
19	85085	Phoenix	$128,984 ±$10,713	31,458	12,468	17,350
20	85212	Mesa	$125,902 ±$7,882	55,283	17,248	22,954
21	85028	Phoenix	$125,054 ±$9,939	18,752	7,972	8,748
22	85254	Scottsdale	$123,203 ±$7,756	45,558	19,533	23,463
23	85355	Waddell	$123,055 ±$8,491	14,460	4,745	6,707
24	85048	Phoenix	$122,833 ±$7,805	34,664	13,460	14,023
25	85340	Litchfield Park	$122,323 ±$6,025	40,919	13,256	16,828

How we ranked them

Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 131 of 139 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Higher-income ZIP codes suit offers with a bigger ticket: remodeling, pools, roofing, financial planning, private schools, premium dining. A median describes the middle household, not every door, so the routes inside each ZIP still vary.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 53,178 households, on 91 carrier routes with 58,479 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Maricopa County has the highest median household income?: 85253 (Paradise Valley), at $184,979 (±$19,261), among 131 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population.
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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