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87044

ZIP 87044 is Ponderosa, New Mexico, in Sandoval County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Sandoval
Metro area
Albuquerque, NM
Population
289
Coordinates
35.7125, -106.6566
☼ Live from 87044 — Ponderosa, NM

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Where 87044 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87044
  • 🔢 Type 87044 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhOLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,044 = 2 × 2 × 47 × 463. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010000000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87043 (Placitas, NM, 33 mi away) and 87045 (Prewitt, NM, 79 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87044 becomes 44078, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04478, 04487, 04847, 07844, 40847, 40874, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04487 in Springfield, ME, 2,108 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯525 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87044 and you would come out at 35.71°S, 73.34°E — 955 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 42.2 square miles of land, 87044 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population289This ZIP289
Households141This ZIP141
Housing units171This ZIP171
Median age57.1This ZIP57.1New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$60,313This ZIP$60,313New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%This ZIP19.8%
Mean commute26.9 minThis ZIP26.9 min
Population density6.8 / sq miThis ZIP6.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees9This ZIP9
Annual payroll$195,000This ZIP$195,000
Tax returns filed160This ZIP160
Total adjusted gross income$8,276,000This ZIP$8,276,000

Land area

Land area42.24 sq miThis ZIP42.24 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 87044

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

ZIP codes near 87044

ZIPCityDistance
87024 Jemez Pueblo, NM 5.9 mi
87025 Jemez Springs, NM 8.7 mi
87053 San Ysidro, NM 15.8 mi
87072 Cochiti Pueblo, NM 16.3 mi
87083 Cochiti Lake, NM 17.1 mi
87041 Pena Blanca, NM 20.3 mi
87052 Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM 20.5 mi
87544 Los Alamos, NM 20.6 mi
87545 Los Alamos, NM 22.8 mi
87004 Bernalillo, NM 24.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87044?

87044 is in Ponderosa, New Mexico, in Sandoval County, part of the Albuquerque, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.7125, -106.6566.

What county is 87044 in?

87044 lies in Sandoval County.

What area code is 87044?

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

What time zone is 87044 in?

87044 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87044?

About 289 people live in ZIP code 87044, in 141 households, at 6.8 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 87044?

$60,313 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87044?

The closest are 87024 (5.9 mi), 87025 (8.7 mi), 87053 (15.8 mi), 87072 (16.3 mi) and 87083 (17.1 mi).

Is 87044 a PO Box ZIP code?

87044 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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