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87046

ZIP 87046 is Regina, New Mexico, mostly in Rio Arriba County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Rio Arriba +1 more
Metro area
Española, NM
Population
94
Coordinates
36.2860, -106.9151
☼ Live from 87046 — Regina, NM

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Where 87046 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 87046
  • 🔢 Type 87046 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghOLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,046 = 2 × 71 × 613. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010000000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87045 (Prewitt, NM, 87 mi away) and 87047 (Sandia Park, NM, 80 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87046 becomes 64078 — and that is a real ZIP code: Peculiar, MO, 702 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04768, 04786, 06478, 06487, 06784, 07648, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04786 in Washburn, ME, 2,105 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯515 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87046 and you would come out at 36.29°S, 73.08°E — 914 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 87.9 square miles of land, 87046 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 67 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population94This ZIP94
Households65This ZIP65
Housing units199This ZIP199
Median age73.6This ZIP73.6New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$62,216This ZIP$62,216New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher33.0%This ZIP33.0%
Population density1.1 / sq miThis ZIP1.1 / sq mi

Land area

Land area87.88 sq miThis ZIP87.88 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Counties 87046 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Rio Arriba County 78.4%
Sandoval County 21.6%

Other place names in 87046

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

ZIP codes near 87046

ZIPCityDistance
87017 Gallina, NM 10.2 mi
87027 La Jara, NM 11.1 mi
87029 Lindrith, NM 11.6 mi
87012 Coyote, NM 18.3 mi
87064 Youngsville, NM 22.1 mi
87510 Abiquiu, NM 25.0 mi
87518 Cebolla, NM 26.1 mi
87516 Canones, NM 26.1 mi
87575 Tierra Amarilla, NM 30.4 mi
87551 Los Ojos, NM 31.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87046?

87046 is in Regina, New Mexico, in Rio Arriba County, part of the Española, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.2860, -106.9151.

What county is 87046 in?

87046 spans 2 counties: Rio Arriba County and Sandoval County. Most of it falls in Rio Arriba 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 area code is 87046?

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

What time zone is 87046 in?

87046 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87046?

About 94 people live in ZIP code 87046, in 65 households, at 1.1 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 87046?

$62,216 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87046?

The closest are 87017 (10.2 mi), 87027 (11.1 mi), 87029 (11.6 mi), 87012 (18.3 mi) and 87064 (22.1 mi).

Is 87046 a PO Box ZIP code?

87046 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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