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87012

ZIP 87012 is Coyote, New Mexico, in Rio Arriba County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Rio Arriba
Metro area
Española, NM
Population
321
Coordinates
36.1273, -106.6516
☼ Live from 87012 — Coyote, NM

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Where 87012 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87012
  • 🔢 Type 87012 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIOLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,012 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 2417. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101001111100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87011 (Claunch, NM, 146 mi away) and 87013 (Cuba, NM, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87012 becomes 21078 — and that is a real ZIP code: Havre De Grace, MD, 1,673 miles away.
  • 👥 67 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01827, 02187, 02718, 02817, 02871, 07821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02718 in East Taunton, MA, 1,940 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯508 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87012 and you would come out at 36.13°S, 73.35°E — 927 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 75.4 square miles of land, 87012 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 57 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population321This ZIP321
Households153This ZIP153
Housing units229This ZIP229
Median age60.5This ZIP60.5New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$36,303This ZIP$36,303New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$264,600This ZIP$264,600New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Population density4.3 / sq miThis ZIP4.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees12This ZIP12
Annual payroll$1,223,000This ZIP$1,223,000
Tax returns filed110This ZIP110
Total adjusted gross income$4,838,000This ZIP$4,838,000

Land area

Land area75.38 sq miThis ZIP75.38 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 87012

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ZIP codes near 87012

ZIPCityDistance
87064 Youngsville, NM 7.4 mi
87516 Canones, NM 10.9 mi
87017 Gallina, NM 13.4 mi
87027 La Jara, NM 16.5 mi
87046 Regina, NM 18.3 mi
87510 Abiquiu, NM 18.9 mi
87025 Jemez Springs, NM 20.3 mi
87537 Hernandez, NM 21.9 mi
87548 Medanales, NM 26.2 mi
87545 Los Alamos, NM 27.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87012?

87012 is in Coyote, New Mexico, in Rio Arriba County, part of the Española, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1273, -106.6516.

What county is 87012 in?

87012 lies in Rio Arriba County.

What area code is 87012?

Coyote uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 87012 in?

87012 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87012?

About 321 people live in ZIP code 87012, in 153 households, at 4.3 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 87012?

$36,303 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87012?

The closest are 87064 (7.4 mi), 87516 (10.9 mi), 87017 (13.4 mi), 87027 (16.5 mi) and 87046 (18.3 mi).

Is 87012 a PO Box ZIP code?

87012 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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