ZIP Code 85309 — Glendale city, AZ Demographics & Data

ZIP code 85309 covers Glendale, AZ in Maricopa County with a population of about 965.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 21.4 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 623; U.S. House district AZ-9; the PHOENIX (PRESCOTT) media market.

Glendale, AZ reads as a military / base-oriented community on US5’s intent model (elevated veteran share (100.0%) and/or base-related place names). Service members and families often look up Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates, on-base mail (PSC / P.O. Box) addresses, and nearby ZIP demographics when relocating.

US5 shows 2026 DoD BAH locality rates for this ZIP’s Military Housing Area on this page (pay grade × with/without dependents). Treat the table as a planning reference and confirm entitlement with your finance office or the official DTMO BAH lookup.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a unemployment rate near 0.0%; 41.0% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 7.3 points above the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Food services and Administrative support; a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Glendale city, AZ as Very High (composite score 99.9), which is among the highest nationally. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (99.9) and wildfire (99.6). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Glendale city, AZ show little to no average snow and around 8.2 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 32 for ZIP 85309 (Glendale city, AZ) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.