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87036

ZIP 87036 is Mountainair, New Mexico, mostly in Torrance County; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Torrance +1 more
Metro area
Albuquerque, NM
Population
1,927
Coordinates
34.3721, -106.2392
☼ Live from 87036 — Mountainair, NM

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Where 87036 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 87036
  • 🔢 Type 87036 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEOLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,036 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 7253. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101001111111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87035 (Moriarty, NM, 44 mi away) and 87037 (Nageezi, NM, 153 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87036 becomes 63078, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03768, 03867, 06378, 06387, 06783, 07836, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03867 in Rochester, NH, 1,978 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯566 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87036 and you would come out at 34.37°S, 73.76°E — 1,050 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 51m.
  • 📏 At 1,045.8 square miles of land, 87036 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 794 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,927This ZIP1,927
Households735This ZIP735
Housing units937This ZIP937
Median age57.0This ZIP57.0New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$47,132This ZIP$47,132New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$209,100This ZIP$209,100New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$832This ZIP$832New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.1%This ZIP34.1%
Mean commute31.4 minThis ZIP31.4 min
Population density1.8 / sq miThis ZIP1.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments36This ZIP36
Employees404This ZIP404
Annual payroll$31,480,000This ZIP$31,480,000
Tax returns filed830This ZIP830
Total adjusted gross income$45,189,000This ZIP$45,189,000

Land area

Land area1,045.83 sq miThis ZIP1,045.83 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Counties 87036 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Torrance County 62.4%
Socorro County 37.6%

Other place names in 87036

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ZIP codes near 87036

ZIPCityDistance
87063 Willard, NM 23.5 mi
87061 Torreon, NM 24.4 mi
87011 Claunch, NM 25.2 mi
87062 Veguita, NM 26.8 mi
87016 Estancia, NM 29.4 mi
87009 Cedarvale, NM 30.6 mi
87028 La Joya, NM 31.0 mi
87023 Jarales, NM 34.0 mi
87006 Bosque, NM 35.3 mi
87032 Mcintosh, NM 36.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87036?

87036 is in Mountainair, New Mexico, in Torrance County, part of the Albuquerque, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.3721, -106.2392.

What county is 87036 in?

87036 spans 2 counties: Torrance County and Socorro County. Most of it falls in Torrance 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 time zone is 87036 in?

87036 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87036?

About 1,927 people live in ZIP code 87036, in 735 households, at 1.8 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 87036?

$47,132 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87036?

The closest are 87063 (23.5 mi), 87061 (24.4 mi), 87011 (25.2 mi), 87062 (26.8 mi) and 87016 (29.4 mi).

Is 87036 a PO Box ZIP code?

87036 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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