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87027

ZIP 87027 is La Jara, New Mexico, in Sandoval County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Sandoval
Metro area
Albuquerque, NM
Population
237
Coordinates
36.1273, -106.9474
☼ Live from 87027 — La Jara, NM

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Where 87027 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87027
  • 🔢 Type 87027 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZOLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,027 = 3 × 29009. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101001111110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87026 (Laguna, NM, 81 mi away) and 87028 (La Joya, NM, 123 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87027 becomes 72078 — and that is a real ZIP code: Jacksonville, AR, 838 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02877, 07728, 07827, 20778, 20787, 20877, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02877 in Slocum, RI, 1,929 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯522 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87027 and you would come out at 36.13°S, 73.05°E — 925 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 35.3 square miles of land, 87027 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population237This ZIP237
Households124This ZIP124
Housing units210This ZIP210
Median age67.5This ZIP67.5New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$15,625This ZIP$15,625New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$13,400This ZIP$13,400New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher30.9%This ZIP30.9%
Population density6.7 / sq miThis ZIP6.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed150This ZIP150
Total adjusted gross income$7,573,000This ZIP$7,573,000

Land area

Land area35.34 sq miThis ZIP35.34 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 87027

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

ZIP codes near 87027

ZIPCityDistance
87046 Regina, NM 11.1 mi
87012 Coyote, NM 16.5 mi
87017 Gallina, NM 17.3 mi
87029 Lindrith, NM 20.9 mi
87064 Youngsville, NM 23.1 mi
87013 Cuba, NM 27.0 mi
87516 Canones, NM 27.1 mi
87025 Jemez Springs, NM 27.4 mi
87510 Abiquiu, NM 30.9 mi
87018 Counselor, NM 32.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87027?

87027 is in La Jara, New Mexico, in Sandoval County, part of the Albuquerque, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1273, -106.9474.

What county is 87027 in?

87027 lies in Sandoval County.

What area code is 87027?

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

What time zone is 87027 in?

87027 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87027?

About 237 people live in ZIP code 87027, in 124 households, at 6.7 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 87027?

$15,625 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87027?

The closest are 87046 (11.1 mi), 87012 (16.5 mi), 87017 (17.3 mi), 87029 (20.9 mi) and 87064 (23.1 mi).

Is 87027 a PO Box ZIP code?

87027 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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