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87056

ZIP 87056 is Stanley, New Mexico, mostly in Santa Fe County; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Santa Fe +1 more
Metro area
Santa Fe, NM
Population
1,084
Coordinates
35.1616, -105.8851
☼ Live from 87056 — Stanley, NM

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Where 87056 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 87056
  • 🔢 Type 87056 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSOLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,056 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5441. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010000010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87053 (San Ysidro, NM, 63 mi away) and 87059 (Tijeras, NM, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87056 becomes 65078 — and that is a real ZIP code: Stover, MO, 744 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05678, 05768, 05867, 06758, 06785, 06857, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05867 in Sutton, VT, 1,894 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯514 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87056 and you would come out at 35.16°S, 74.11°E — 1,000 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 429.0 square miles of land, 87056 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 326 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,084This ZIP1,084
Households476This ZIP476
Housing units507This ZIP507
Median age60.7This ZIP60.7New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$76,563This ZIP$76,563New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$238,000This ZIP$238,000New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher30.8%This ZIP30.8%
Mean commute52.1 minThis ZIP52.1 min
Population density2.5 / sq miThis ZIP2.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees28This ZIP28
Annual payroll$991,000This ZIP$991,000
Tax returns filed400This ZIP400
Total adjusted gross income$26,155,000This ZIP$26,155,000

Land area

Land area429.00 sq miThis ZIP429.00 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 87056 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Santa Fe County 86.4%
San Miguel County 13.6%

Other place names in 87056

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

ZIP codes near 87056

ZIPCityDistance
87070 Clines Corners, NM 12.6 mi
87035 Moriarty, NM 14.5 mi
87540 Lamy, NM 17.0 mi
87015 Edgewood, NM 17.8 mi
87560 Ribera, NM 20.9 mi
87562 Rowe, NM 21.3 mi
87010 Cerrillos, NM 21.8 mi
87032 Mcintosh, NM 22.2 mi
87047 Sandia Park, NM 23.6 mi
87508 Santa Fe, NM 25.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87056?

87056 is in Stanley, New Mexico, in Santa Fe County, part of the Santa Fe, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1616, -105.8851.

What county is 87056 in?

87056 spans 2 counties: Santa Fe County and San Miguel County. Most of it falls in Santa Fe 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 87056 in?

87056 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87056?

About 1,084 people live in ZIP code 87056, in 476 households, at 2.5 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 87056?

$76,563 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87056?

The closest are 87070 (12.6 mi), 87035 (14.5 mi), 87540 (17 mi), 87015 (17.8 mi) and 87560 (20.9 mi).

Is 87056 a PO Box ZIP code?

87056 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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