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87018

ZIP 87018 is Counselor, New Mexico, mostly in Sandoval County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Sandoval +1 more
Metro area
Albuquerque, NM
Population
561
Coordinates
36.1084, -107.5310
☼ Live from 87018 — Counselor, NM

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Where 87018 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 87018
  • 🔢 Type 87018 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIOLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,018 = 2 × 3 × 14503. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101001111101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87017 (Gallina, NM, 47 mi away) and 87020 (Grants, NM, 79 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87018 becomes 81078, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01887, 07188, 07881, 08817, 08871, 17088, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01887 in Wilmington, MA, 1,978 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯551 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87018 and you would come out at 36.11°S, 72.47°E — 922 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 174.9 square miles of land, 87018 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 133 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population561This ZIP561
Households139This ZIP139
Housing units184This ZIP184
Median age28.4This ZIP28.4New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$30,250This ZIP$30,250New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher1.6%This ZIP1.6%
Mean commute54.0 minThis ZIP54.0 min
Population density3.2 / sq miThis ZIP3.2 / sq mi

Land area

Land area174.94 sq miThis ZIP174.94 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Counties 87018 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Sandoval County 97.6%
Rio Arriba County 2.4%

Other place names in 87018

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

ZIP codes near 87018

ZIPCityDistance
87037 Nageezi, NM 15.0 mi
87013 Cuba, NM 18.4 mi
87027 La Jara, NM 32.6 mi
87413 Bloomfield, NM 34.3 mi
87029 Lindrith, NM 34.6 mi
87046 Regina, NM 36.5 mi
87412 Blanco, NM 37.1 mi
87499 Farmington, NM 42.3 mi
87313 Crownpoint, NM 44.2 mi
87017 Gallina, NM 46.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87018?

87018 is in Counselor, New Mexico, in Sandoval County, part of the Albuquerque, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1084, -107.5310.

What county is 87018 in?

87018 spans 2 counties: Sandoval County and Rio Arriba County. Most of it falls in Sandoval 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 87018?

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

What time zone is 87018 in?

87018 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87018?

About 561 people live in ZIP code 87018, in 139 households, at 3.2 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 87018?

$30,250 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87018?

The closest are 87037 (15 mi), 87013 (18.4 mi), 87027 (32.6 mi), 87413 (34.3 mi) and 87029 (34.6 mi).

Is 87018 a PO Box ZIP code?

87018 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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