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87316

ZIP 87316 is Fort Wingate, New Mexico, in McKinley County; area code 505; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
McKinley
Metro area
Gallup, NM
Population
1,979
Coordinates
35.4892, -108.5263
☼ Live from 87316 — Fort Wingate, NM

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Where 87316 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87316
  • 🔢 Type 87316 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIELB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,316 = 2 × 2 × 83 × 263. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010100010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87315 (Fence Lake, NM, 57 mi away) and 87317 (Gamerco, NM, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87316 becomes 61378 — and that is a real ZIP code: West Brooklyn, IL, 1,128 miles away.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13678, 13687, 13786, 16738, 16837, 16873, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13687 in South Colton, NY, 1,873 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯621 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87316 and you would come out at 35.49°S, 71.47°E — 960 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 75.1 square miles of land, 87316 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 57 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,979This ZIP1,979
Households579This ZIP579
Housing units760This ZIP760
Median age33.6This ZIP33.6New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$84,875This ZIP$84,875New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$71,300This ZIP$71,300New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,085This ZIP$1,085New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.2%This ZIP25.2%
Mean commute25.8 minThis ZIP25.8 min
Population density26.3 / sq miThis ZIP26.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees120This ZIP120
Annual payroll$10,367,000This ZIP$10,367,000

Land area

Land area75.14 sq miThis ZIP75.14 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 87316

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

ZIP codes near 87316

ZIPCityDistance
87322 Rehoboth, NM 7.7 mi
87347 Jamestown, NM 8.2 mi
87311 Church Rock, NM 8.2 mi
87312 Continental Divide, NM 11.0 mi
87302 Gallup, NM 12.5 mi
87305 Gallup, NM 13.0 mi
87301 Gallup, NM 13.5 mi
87317 Gamerco, NM 14.2 mi
87310 Brimhall, NM 18.2 mi
87323 Thoreau, NM 19.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87316?

87316 is in Fort Wingate, New Mexico, in McKinley County, part of the Gallup, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.4892, -108.5263.

What county is 87316 in?

87316 lies in McKinley County.

What area code is 87316?

Fort Wingate uses area code 505, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 87316 in?

87316 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87316?

About 1,979 people live in ZIP code 87316, in 579 households, at 26.3 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 87316?

$84,875 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87316?

The closest are 87322 (7.7 mi), 87347 (8.2 mi), 87311 (8.2 mi), 87312 (11 mi) and 87302 (12.5 mi).

Is 87316 a PO Box ZIP code?

87316 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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