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87045

ZIP 87045 is Prewitt, New Mexico, mostly in McKinley County; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
McKinley +1 more
Metro area
Gallup, NM
Population
2,608
Coordinates
35.3971, -108.0155
☼ Live from 87045 — Prewitt, NM

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Where 87045 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 87045
  • 🔢 Type 87045 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShOLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,045 = 3 × 5 × 7 × 829. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010000000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87044 (Ponderosa, NM, 79 mi away) and 87046 (Regina, NM, 87 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87045 becomes 54078, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04578, 04758, 04785, 05478, 05487, 05748, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04758 in Mars Hill, ME, 2,204 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯600 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87045 and you would come out at 35.40°S, 71.98°E — 968 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 160.3 square miles of land, 87045 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 122 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,608This ZIP2,608
Households766This ZIP766
Housing units1,011This ZIP1,011
Median age37.8This ZIP37.8New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$19,270This ZIP$19,270New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$75,600This ZIP$75,600New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$567This ZIP$567New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher2.6%This ZIP2.6%
Mean commute39.3 minThis ZIP39.3 min
Population density16.3 / sq miThis ZIP16.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees214This ZIP214
Annual payroll$14,396,000This ZIP$14,396,000
Tax returns filed780This ZIP780
Total adjusted gross income$23,356,000This ZIP$23,356,000

Land area

Land area160.26 sq miThis ZIP160.26 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 87045 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
McKinley County 98.3%
Cibola County 1.7%

Other place names in 87045

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ZIP codes near 87045

ZIPCityDistance
87005 Bluewater, NM 9.1 mi
87323 Thoreau, NM 10.5 mi
87365 Smith Lake, NM 11.8 mi
87021 Milan, NM 16.1 mi
87312 Continental Divide, NM 18.7 mi
87347 Jamestown, NM 24.9 mi
87051 San Rafael, NM 26.6 mi
87020 Grants, NM 26.9 mi
87049 San Fidel, NM 28.5 mi
87316 Fort Wingate, NM 29.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87045?

87045 is in Prewitt, New Mexico, in McKinley County, part of the Gallup, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3971, -108.0155.

What county is 87045 in?

87045 spans 2 counties: McKinley County and Cibola County. Most of it falls in McKinley 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 87045 in?

87045 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87045?

About 2,608 people live in ZIP code 87045, in 766 households, at 16.3 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 87045?

$19,270 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87045?

The closest are 87005 (9.1 mi), 87323 (10.5 mi), 87365 (11.8 mi), 87021 (16.1 mi) and 87312 (18.7 mi).

Is 87045 a PO Box ZIP code?

87045 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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