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Where 87021 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.
- 🔢 Type 87021 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZOLB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 87,021 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 11 × 293. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101001111101101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87020 (Grants, NM, 13 mi away) and 87022 (Isleta, NM, 70 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 87021 becomes 12078 — and that is a real ZIP code: Gloversville, NY, 1,865 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, 2,029 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
- 🎯601 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87021 and you would come out at 35.19°S, 72.12°E — 983 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
- 📏 At 10.0 square miles of land, 87021 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.6 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 2,871This ZIP2,871 |
|---|---|
| Households | 1,022This ZIP1,022 |
| Housing units | 1,247This ZIP1,247 |
| Median age | 42.8This ZIP42.8New Mexico39.4US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $40,129This ZIP$40,129New Mexico$64,059US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $128,100This ZIP$128,100New Mexico$248,100US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $886This ZIP$886New Mexico$1,067US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 7.4%This ZIP7.4% |
| Mean commute | 22.6 minThis ZIP22.6 min |
| Population density | 286.1 / sq miThis ZIP286.1 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 39This ZIP39 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 790This ZIP790 |
| Annual payroll | $37,528,000This ZIP$37,528,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 10.03 sq miThis ZIP10.03 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Other place names in 87021
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 87021
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
87005 | Bluewater, NM | 8.6 mi |
87051 | San Rafael, NM | 10.9 mi |
87020 | Grants, NM | 12.6 mi |
87049 | San Fidel, NM | 14.7 mi |
87045 | Prewitt, NM | 16.1 mi |
87034 | Pueblo Of Acoma, NM | 23.2 mi |
87323 | Thoreau, NM | 25.2 mi |
87040 | Paguate, NM | 26.6 mi |
87014 | Cubero, NM | 26.7 mi |
87038 | New Laguna, NM | 27.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 87021?
87021 is in Milan, New Mexico, in Cibola County. Its published point location is 35.1921, -107.8790.
What county is 87021 in?
87021 lies in Cibola County.
What area code is 87021?
Milan uses area code 505, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 87021 in?
87021 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 87021?
About 2,871 people live in ZIP code 87021, in 1,022 households, at 286.1 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 87021?
$40,129 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.
What ZIP codes are near 87021?
The closest are 87005 (8.6 mi), 87051 (10.9 mi), 87020 (12.6 mi), 87049 (14.7 mi) and 87045 (16.1 mi).
Is 87021 a PO Box ZIP code?
87021 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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