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87016

ZIP 87016 is Estancia, New Mexico, in Torrance County; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Torrance
Metro area
Albuquerque, NM
Population
2,421
Coordinates
34.7552, -106.0156
☼ Live from 87016 — Estancia, NM

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Where 87016 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87016
  • 🔢 Type 87016 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIOLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,016 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 73 × 149. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101001111101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87015 (Edgewood, NM, 24 mi away) and 87017 (Gallina, NM, 115 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87016 becomes 61078 — and that is a real ZIP code: Shannon, IL, 1,017 miles away.
  • 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01867, 01876, 06781, 06817, 16870, 17068, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01867 in Reading, MA, 1,944 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯538 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87016 and you would come out at 34.76°S, 73.98°E — 1,026 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 582.5 square miles of land, 87016 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 442 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,421This ZIP2,421
Households1,066This ZIP1,066
Housing units1,234This ZIP1,234
Median age55.9This ZIP55.9New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$55,296This ZIP$55,296New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$122,100This ZIP$122,100New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$847This ZIP$847New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.9%This ZIP10.9%
Mean commute39.2 minThis ZIP39.2 min
Population density4.2 / sq miThis ZIP4.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments29This ZIP29
Employees380This ZIP380
Annual payroll$19,591,000This ZIP$19,591,000
Tax returns filed1,020This ZIP1,020
Total adjusted gross income$51,754,000This ZIP$51,754,000

Land area

Land area582.47 sq miThis ZIP582.47 sq mi
Water area0.63 sq miThis ZIP0.63 sq mi

Other place names in 87016

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

ZIP codes near 87016

ZIPCityDistance
87032 Mcintosh, NM 7.9 mi
87035 Moriarty, NM 14.9 mi
87063 Willard, NM 15.5 mi
87061 Torreon, NM 21.1 mi
87059 Tijeras, NM 23.2 mi
87015 Edgewood, NM 24.1 mi
87070 Clines Corners, NM 24.2 mi
87056 Stanley, NM 29.0 mi
87036 Mountainair, NM 29.4 mi
87009 Cedarvale, NM 32.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87016?

87016 is in Estancia, New Mexico, in Torrance County, part of the Albuquerque, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7552, -106.0156.

What county is 87016 in?

87016 lies in Torrance County.

What time zone is 87016 in?

87016 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87016?

About 2,421 people live in ZIP code 87016, in 1,066 households, at 4.2 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 87016?

$55,296 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87016?

The closest are 87032 (7.9 mi), 87035 (14.9 mi), 87063 (15.5 mi), 87061 (21.1 mi) and 87059 (23.2 mi).

Is 87016 a PO Box ZIP code?

87016 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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