87061
ZIP 87061 is Torreon, New Mexico, in Torrance County; Mountain time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- County
- Torrance
- Metro area
- Albuquerque, NM
- Population
- 291
- Coordinates
- 34.7051, -106.3815
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Where 87061 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 87061 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgOLB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 87,061 = 13 × 37 × 181. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101010000010101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87060 (Tome, NM, 20 mi away) and 87062 (Veguita, NM, 25 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 87061 becomes 16078, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01867, 01876, 06781, 06817, 16870, 17068, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01867 in Reading, MA, 1,964 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
- 🎯556 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87061 and you would come out at 34.71°S, 73.62°E — 1,026 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
- 📏 At 91.0 square miles of land, 87061 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 69 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 291This ZIP291 |
|---|---|
| Households | 160This ZIP160 |
| Housing units | 335This ZIP335 |
| Median age | 51.8This ZIP51.8New Mexico39.4US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $44,277This ZIP$44,277New Mexico$64,059US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $173,600This ZIP$173,600New Mexico$248,100US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 3.2 / sq miThis ZIP3.2 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 90.95 sq miThis ZIP90.95 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 87061
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 87061
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
87042 | Peralta, NM | 19.3 mi |
87068 | Bosque Farms, NM | 19.8 mi |
87031 | Los Lunas, NM | 20.2 mi |
87060 | Tome, NM | 20.3 mi |
87059 | Tijeras, NM | 20.7 mi |
87016 | Estancia, NM | 21.1 mi |
87117 | Kirtland Afb, NM | 21.7 mi |
87032 | Mcintosh, NM | 22.3 mi |
87022 | Isleta, NM | 22.7 mi |
87023 | Jarales, NM | 23.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 87061?
87061 is in Torreon, New Mexico, in Torrance County, part of the Albuquerque, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7051, -106.3815.
What county is 87061 in?
87061 lies in Torrance County.
What time zone is 87061 in?
87061 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 87061?
About 291 people live in ZIP code 87061, in 160 households, at 3.2 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 87061?
$44,277 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.
What ZIP codes are near 87061?
The closest are 87042 (19.3 mi), 87068 (19.8 mi), 87031 (20.2 mi), 87060 (20.3 mi) and 87059 (20.7 mi).
Is 87061 a PO Box ZIP code?
87061 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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