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Where 87040 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 87040 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhOLB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 87,040 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 17. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101010000000000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87038 (New Laguna, NM, 3 mi away) and 87041 (Pena Blanca, NM, 69 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 87040 becomes 04078 — and that is a real ZIP code: South Freeport, ME, 2,058 miles away.
- 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00784, 04078, 04087, 04780, 07480, 07840, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00784 in Guayama, PR, 2,786 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
- 🎯582 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87040 and you would come out at 35.14°S, 72.59°E — 989 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
- 📏 At 10.6 square miles of land, 87040 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.0 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 226This ZIP226 |
|---|---|
| Households | 8This ZIP8 |
| Housing units | 289This ZIP289 |
| Median age | 26.3This ZIP26.3New Mexico39.4US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 21.4 / sq miThis ZIP21.4 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 10.59 sq miThis ZIP10.59 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 87040
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 87040
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
87014 | Cubero, NM | 2.4 mi |
87038 | New Laguna, NM | 3.5 mi |
87007 | Casa Blanca, NM | 11.9 mi |
87049 | San Fidel, NM | 12.2 mi |
87026 | Laguna, NM | 15.9 mi |
87034 | Pueblo Of Acoma, NM | 19.5 mi |
87051 | San Rafael, NM | 25.8 mi |
87021 | Milan, NM | 26.6 mi |
87020 | Grants, NM | 30.2 mi |
87121 | Albuquerque, NM | 30.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 87040?
87040 is in Paguate, New Mexico, in Cibola County. Its published point location is 35.1377, -107.4129.
What county is 87040 in?
87040 lies in Cibola County.
What time zone is 87040 in?
87040 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 87040?
About 226 people live in ZIP code 87040, in 8 households, at 21.4 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 87040?
The closest are 87014 (2.4 mi), 87038 (3.5 mi), 87007 (11.9 mi), 87049 (12.2 mi) and 87026 (15.9 mi).
Is 87040 a PO Box ZIP code?
87040 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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