ZIP Code 85755 — Oro Valley town, AZ Demographics & Data

ZIP code 85755 covers Oro Valley, AZ in Pima County with a population of about 18,231.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 60.6 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 520; U.S. House district AZ-6; the TUCSON (SIERRA VISTA) media market.

Oro Valley, AZ aligns with a tech / corporate-campus profile (high remote-work / education / income profile or known campus context). Broadband quality, remote-work share, and nearby employer campuses often matter as much as classic residential stats.

Median household income in ZIP 85755 is about $109,368 — about 46% above the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 4.2%; unemployment rate near 3.2%; 61.1% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 27.4 points above the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Education; about 28.7% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 13.5 points above the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $452,600 — about 30% above the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $1,690 (about 45% above the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 88.9% (about 23.5 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 85755 in Oro Valley, AZ, a household would need roughly $125,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $2,907. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($109,368). Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Oro Valley town, AZ as Relatively High (composite score 99.1), which is among the highest nationally. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (99.7) and flood (99.5). 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 Oro Valley town, AZ show little to no average snow and around 13.2 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 612 for ZIP 85755 (Oro Valley town, 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.