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87401

ZIP 87401 is in Farmington, New Mexico, in San Juan County; area code 505; Mountain time. Farmington has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 87402 and 87499.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
San Juan
Metro area
Farmington, NM
Population
45,229
Coordinates
36.7382, -108.1833
☼ Live from 87401 — Farmington, NM

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Where 87401 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87401
  • 🔢 Type 87401 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOhLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,401 = 71 × 1231. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010101101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87375 (Yatahey, NM, 81 mi away) and 87402 (Farmington, NM, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87401 becomes 10478, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01748, 01784, 04781, 07184, 07418, 07481, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04781 in Wallagrass, ME, 2,131 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯563 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87401 and you would come out at 36.74°S, 71.82°E — 875 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
  • 📏 At 132.8 square miles of land, 87401 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 101 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population45,229This ZIP45,229
Households16,369This ZIP16,369
Housing units18,067This ZIP18,067
Median age37.8This ZIP37.8New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$61,886This ZIP$61,886New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$215,300This ZIP$215,300New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,005This ZIP$1,005New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.8%This ZIP22.8%
Mean commute19.6 minThis ZIP19.6 min
Population density340.5 / sq miThis ZIP340.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,263This ZIP1,263
Employees18,530This ZIP18,530
Annual payroll$952,153,000This ZIP$952,153,000
Tax returns filed17,650This ZIP17,650
Total adjusted gross income$1,054,318,000This ZIP$1,054,318,000

Land area

Land area132.82 sq miThis ZIP132.82 sq mi
Water area0.71 sq miThis ZIP0.71 sq mi

Other place names in 87401

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ZIP codes near 87401

ZIPCityDistance
87402 Farmington, NM 4.4 mi
87415 Flora Vista, NM 7.8 mi
87417 Kirtland, NM 9.4 mi
87418 La Plata, NM 14.8 mi
87410 Aztec, NM 18.0 mi
87416 Fruitland, NM 18.2 mi
87421 Waterflow, NM 19.2 mi
87413 Bloomfield, NM 22.7 mi
81329 Marvel, CO 24.7 mi
81326 Hesperus, CO 28.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87401?

87401 is in Farmington, New Mexico, in San Juan County, part of the Farmington, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.7382, -108.1833.

What county is 87401 in?

87401 lies in San Juan County.

What area code is 87401?

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

What time zone is 87401 in?

87401 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87401?

About 45,229 people live in ZIP code 87401, in 16,369 households, at 340.5 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 87401?

$61,886 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87401?

The closest are 87402 (4.4 mi), 87415 (7.8 mi), 87417 (9.4 mi), 87418 (14.8 mi) and 87410 (18 mi).

Is 87401 a PO Box ZIP code?

87401 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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