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86515

ZIP 86515 is Window Rock, Arizona, mostly in McKinley County; area code 928; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
McKinley +1 more
Metro area
Gallup, NM
Population
3,433
Coordinates
35.7074, -108.9843
☼ Live from 86515 — Window Rock, AZ

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Where 86515 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 86515
  • 🔢 Type 86515 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SISgB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 86,515 = 5 × 11 × 11 × 11 × 13. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101000111110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 86514 (Teec Nos Pos, AZ, 85 mi away) and 86520 (Blue Gap, AZ, 60 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 86515 becomes 51568, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15658, 15685, 15856, 15865, 16855, 18655, …). The farthest-flung twin is 18655 in Shickshinny, PA, 1,803 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯635 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 86515 and you would come out at 35.71°S, 71.02°E — 943 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 115.7 square miles of land, 86515 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 88 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,433This ZIP3,433
Households1,157This ZIP1,157
Housing units1,443This ZIP1,443
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$47,336This ZIP$47,336Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$57,100This ZIP$57,100Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$732This ZIP$732Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.7%This ZIP18.7%
Mean commute20.9 minThis ZIP20.9 min
Population density29.7 / sq miThis ZIP29.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments29This ZIP29
Employees560This ZIP560
Annual payroll$18,584,000This ZIP$18,584,000

Land area

Land area115.67 sq miThis ZIP115.67 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Counties 86515 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
McKinley County 88.2%
Apache County 11.8%

Other place names in 86515

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 86515

ZIPCityDistance
87320 Mexican Springs, NM 9.4 mi
87375 Yatahey, NM 11.3 mi
86504 Fort Defiance, AZ 13.7 mi
87317 Gamerco, NM 15.7 mi
87319 Mentmore, NM 16.1 mi
87301 Gallup, NM 17.8 mi
87302 Gallup, NM 18.4 mi
86511 Saint Michaels, AZ 21.7 mi
87310 Brimhall, NM 22.0 mi
87328 Navajo, NM 22.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 86515?

86515 is in Window Rock, Arizona, in McKinley County, part of the Gallup, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.7074, -108.9843.

What county is 86515 in?

86515 spans 2 counties: McKinley County and Apache County. Most of it falls in McKinley County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 86515?

Window Rock uses area code 928, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 86515 in?

86515 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 86515?

About 3,433 people live in ZIP code 86515, in 1,157 households, at 29.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 86515?

$47,336 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 86515?

The closest are 87320 (9.4 mi), 87375 (11.3 mi), 86504 (13.7 mi), 87317 (15.7 mi) and 87319 (16.1 mi).

Is 86515 a PO Box ZIP code?

86515 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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