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87315

ZIP 87315 is Fence Lake, New Mexico, in Cibola County; area code 505; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Cibola
Metro area
none
Population
130
Coordinates
34.6626, -108.5508
☼ Live from 87315 — Fence Lake, NM

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Where 87315 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87315
  • 🔢 Type 87315 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SIELB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,315 = 3 × 5 × 5821. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010100010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87313 (Crownpoint, NM, 81 mi away) and 87316 (Fort Wingate, NM, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87315 becomes 51378, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13758, 15378, 15738, 15783, 17358, 17538, …). The farthest-flung twin is 18357 in Skytop, PA, 1,860 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯654 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87315 and you would come out at 34.66°S, 71.45°E — 1,017 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 50m.
  • 📏 At 302.1 square miles of land, 87315 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 229 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population130This ZIP130
Households63This ZIP63
Housing units87This ZIP87
Median age59.0This ZIP59.0New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$118,324This ZIP$118,324New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher5.4%This ZIP5.4%
Population density0.4 / sq miThis ZIP0.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees13This ZIP13
Annual payroll$271,000This ZIP$271,000

Land area

Land area302.09 sq miThis ZIP302.09 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 87315

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

ZIP codes near 87315

ZIPCityDistance
87357 Pinehill, NM 14.1 mi
87321 Ramah, NM 29.0 mi
87829 Quemado, NM 30.1 mi
87327 Zuni, NM 31.3 mi
87827 Pie Town, NM 31.4 mi
85936 Saint Johns, AZ 42.3 mi
87020 Grants, NM 43.0 mi
87326 Vanderwagen, NM 46.4 mi
87051 San Rafael, NM 47.3 mi
86512 Sanders, AZ 49.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87315?

87315 is in Fence Lake, New Mexico, in Cibola County. Its published point location is 34.6626, -108.5508.

What county is 87315 in?

87315 lies in Cibola County.

What area code is 87315?

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

What time zone is 87315 in?

87315 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87315?

About 130 people live in ZIP code 87315, in 63 households, at 0.4 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 87315?

$118,324 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87315?

The closest are 87357 (14.1 mi), 87321 (29 mi), 87829 (30.1 mi), 87327 (31.3 mi) and 87827 (31.4 mi).

Is 87315 a PO Box ZIP code?

87315 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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