87051
ZIP 87051 is San Rafael, New Mexico, in Cibola County; area code 505; Mountain time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- County
- Cibola
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 374
- Coordinates
- 35.0364, -107.8528
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Where 87051 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 87051 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISOLB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 87,051 = 3 × 29017. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101010000001011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87049 (San Fidel, NM, 14 mi away) and 87052 (Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM, 90 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 87051 becomes 15078 — and that is a real ZIP code: Slovan, PA, 1,539 miles away.
- 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05871, 07851, 08751, 10578, 10587, 15078, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05871 in West Burke, VT, 1,998 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
- 🎯607 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87051 and you would come out at 35.04°S, 72.15°E — 994 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 48m.
- 📏 At 51.9 square miles of land, 87051 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 374This ZIP374 |
|---|---|
| Households | 109This ZIP109 |
| Housing units | 277This ZIP277 |
| Median age | 68.1This ZIP68.1New Mexico39.4US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 7.2 / sq miThis ZIP7.2 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 51.95 sq miThis ZIP51.95 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Other place names in 87051
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 87051
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
87020 | Grants, NM | 4.4 mi |
87021 | Milan, NM | 10.9 mi |
87049 | San Fidel, NM | 14.3 mi |
87034 | Pueblo Of Acoma, NM | 14.7 mi |
87005 | Bluewater, NM | 18.0 mi |
87007 | Casa Blanca, NM | 24.4 mi |
87038 | New Laguna, NM | 25.2 mi |
87040 | Paguate, NM | 25.8 mi |
87045 | Prewitt, NM | 26.6 mi |
87014 | Cubero, NM | 26.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 87051?
87051 is in San Rafael, New Mexico, in Cibola County. Its published point location is 35.0364, -107.8528.
What county is 87051 in?
87051 lies in Cibola County.
What area code is 87051?
San Rafael uses area code 505, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 87051 in?
87051 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 87051?
About 374 people live in ZIP code 87051, in 109 households, at 7.2 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 87051?
The closest are 87020 (4.4 mi), 87021 (10.9 mi), 87049 (14.3 mi), 87034 (14.7 mi) and 87005 (18 mi).
Is 87051 a PO Box ZIP code?
87051 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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