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87311

ZIP 87311 is Church Rock, New Mexico, in McKinley County; area code 505; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
McKinley
Metro area
Gallup, NM
Population
4,659
Coordinates
35.6066, -108.5002
☼ Live from 87311 — Church Rock, NM

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Where 87311 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87311
  • 🔢 Type 87311 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIELB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,311 = 7 × 12473. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010100001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87310 (Brimhall, NM, 11 mi away) and 87312 (Continental Divide, NM, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87311 becomes 11378 — and that is a real ZIP code: Maspeth, NY, 1,899 miles away.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11378, 11738, 11783, 17318, 17813, 17831, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11738 in Farmingville, NY, 1,945 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯615 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87311 and you would come out at 35.61°S, 71.50°E — 952 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 45m.
  • 📏 At 209.9 square miles of land, 87311 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 159 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,659This ZIP4,659
Households1,335This ZIP1,335
Housing units1,708This ZIP1,708
Median age32.7This ZIP32.7New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$33,641This ZIP$33,641New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$48,400This ZIP$48,400New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$843This ZIP$843New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.3%This ZIP9.3%
Mean commute33.0 minThis ZIP33.0 min
Population density22.2 / sq miThis ZIP22.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees392This ZIP392
Annual payroll$14,740,000This ZIP$14,740,000

Land area

Land area209.95 sq miThis ZIP209.95 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Other place names in 87311

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

ZIP codes near 87311

ZIPCityDistance
87316 Fort Wingate, NM 8.2 mi
87310 Brimhall, NM 11.1 mi
87322 Rehoboth, NM 12.4 mi
87317 Gamerco, NM 14.3 mi
87302 Gallup, NM 14.7 mi
87312 Continental Divide, NM 15.0 mi
87347 Jamestown, NM 15.5 mi
87301 Gallup, NM 15.9 mi
87375 Yatahey, NM 16.8 mi
87305 Gallup, NM 19.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87311?

87311 is in Church Rock, New Mexico, in McKinley County, part of the Gallup, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.6066, -108.5002.

What county is 87311 in?

87311 lies in McKinley County.

What area code is 87311?

Church Rock uses area code 505, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 87311 in?

87311 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87311?

About 4,659 people live in ZIP code 87311, in 1,335 households, at 22.2 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 87311?

$33,641 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87311?

The closest are 87316 (8.2 mi), 87310 (11.1 mi), 87322 (12.4 mi), 87317 (14.3 mi) and 87302 (14.7 mi).

Is 87311 a PO Box ZIP code?

87311 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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