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87347

ZIP 87347 is Jamestown, New Mexico, in McKinley County; area code 505; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
McKinley
Metro area
Gallup, NM
Population
448
Coordinates
35.3852, -108.4579
☼ Live from 87347 — Jamestown, NM

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Where 87347 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87347
  • 🔢 Type 87347 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhELB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,347 = 13 × 6719. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010100110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87328 (Navajo, NM, 55 mi away) and 87357 (Pinehill, NM, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87347 becomes 74378, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34778, 34787, 37748, 37847, 37874, 38477, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34787 in Winter Garden, FL, 1,638 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 87347 and you would come out at 35.39°S, 71.54°E — 967 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 46m.
  • 📏 At 104.7 square miles of land, 87347 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 79 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population448This ZIP448
Households139This ZIP139
Housing units161This ZIP161
Median age25.1This ZIP25.1New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median home value$157,800This ZIP$157,800New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher9.3%This ZIP9.3%
Population density4.3 / sq miThis ZIP4.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees110This ZIP110
Annual payroll$3,592,000This ZIP$3,592,000

Land area

Land area104.65 sq miThis ZIP104.65 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 87347

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

ZIP codes near 87347

ZIPCityDistance
87312 Continental Divide, NM 7.0 mi
87316 Fort Wingate, NM 8.2 mi
87322 Rehoboth, NM 13.4 mi
87305 Gallup, NM 15.5 mi
87311 Church Rock, NM 15.5 mi
87323 Thoreau, NM 16.1 mi
87302 Gallup, NM 18.8 mi
87301 Gallup, NM 19.6 mi
87365 Smith Lake, NM 20.8 mi
87317 Gamerco, NM 21.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87347?

87347 is in Jamestown, New Mexico, in McKinley County, part of the Gallup, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3852, -108.4579.

What county is 87347 in?

87347 lies in McKinley County.

What area code is 87347?

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

What time zone is 87347 in?

87347 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87347?

About 448 people live in ZIP code 87347, in 139 households, at 4.3 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 87347?

The closest are 87312 (7 mi), 87316 (8.2 mi), 87322 (13.4 mi), 87305 (15.5 mi) and 87311 (15.5 mi).

Is 87347 a PO Box ZIP code?

87347 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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