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87083

ZIP 87083 is Cochiti Lake, New Mexico, in Sandoval County; area code 505; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Sandoval
Metro area
Albuquerque, NM
Population
476
Coordinates
35.6450, -106.3636
☼ Live from 87083 — Cochiti Lake, NM

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Where 87083 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87083
  • 🔢 Type 87083 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EBOLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 87083 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010000101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87072 (Cochiti Pueblo, NM, 3 mi away) and 87101 (Albuquerque, NM, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87083 becomes 38078, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03878, 03887, 07838, 08738, 08837, 08873, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03878 in Somersworth, NH, 1,948 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯514 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87083 and you would come out at 35.64°S, 73.64°E — 962 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 10.8 square miles of land, 87083 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population476This ZIP476
Households273This ZIP273
Housing units305This ZIP305
Median age65.2This ZIP65.2New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$57,375This ZIP$57,375New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$255,300This ZIP$255,300New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,429This ZIP$1,429New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.2%This ZIP52.2%
Mean commute35.0 minThis ZIP35.0 min
Population density43.9 / sq miThis ZIP43.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed200This ZIP200
Total adjusted gross income$11,658,000This ZIP$11,658,000

Land area

Land area10.84 sq miThis ZIP10.84 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 87083

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ZIP codes near 87083

ZIPCityDistance
87072 Cochiti Pueblo, NM 3.1 mi
87041 Pena Blanca, NM 3.8 mi
87052 Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM 8.1 mi
87544 Los Alamos, NM 9.3 mi
87507 Santa Fe, NM 14.4 mi
87547 White Rock, NM 14.4 mi
87545 Los Alamos, NM 15.6 mi
87001 Algodones, NM 16.0 mi
87044 Ponderosa, NM 17.1 mi
87025 Jemez Springs, NM 19.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87083?

87083 is in Cochiti Lake, New Mexico, in Sandoval County, part of the Albuquerque, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.6450, -106.3636.

What county is 87083 in?

87083 lies in Sandoval County.

What area code is 87083?

Cochiti Lake uses area code 505, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 87083 in?

87083 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87083?

About 476 people live in ZIP code 87083, in 273 households, at 43.9 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 87083?

$57,375 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87083?

The closest are 87072 (3.1 mi), 87041 (3.8 mi), 87052 (8.1 mi), 87544 (9.3 mi) and 87507 (14.4 mi).

Is 87083 a PO Box ZIP code?

87083 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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