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87402

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
San Juan
Metro area
Farmington, NM
Population
11,418
Coordinates
36.7966, -108.1517
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Where 87402 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87402
  • 🔢 Type 87402 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOhLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,402 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 2081. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010101101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87401 (Farmington, NM, 4 mi away) and 87410 (Aztec, NM, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87402 becomes 20478, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02478, 02748, 02874, 04287, 07428, 07842, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04287 in Bowdoin, ME, 2,050 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯559 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87402 and you would come out at 36.80°S, 71.85°E — 871 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 15.5 square miles of land, 87402 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,418This ZIP11,418
Households3,985This ZIP3,985
Housing units4,275This ZIP4,275
Median age39.9This ZIP39.9New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$79,461This ZIP$79,461New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$284,200This ZIP$284,200New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,086This ZIP$1,086New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.4%This ZIP28.4%
Mean commute21.7 minThis ZIP21.7 min
Population density735.5 / sq miThis ZIP735.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments443This ZIP443
Employees6,180This ZIP6,180
Annual payroll$236,097,000This ZIP$236,097,000
Tax returns filed5,070This ZIP5,070
Total adjusted gross income$473,573,000This ZIP$473,573,000

Land area

Land area15.52 sq miThis ZIP15.52 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 87402

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

ZIP codes near 87402

ZIPCityDistance
87415 Flora Vista, NM 3.7 mi
87401 Farmington, NM 4.4 mi
87418 La Plata, NM 10.6 mi
87417 Kirtland, NM 11.5 mi
87410 Aztec, NM 14.8 mi
81329 Marvel, CO 20.5 mi
87421 Waterflow, NM 20.8 mi
87416 Fruitland, NM 22.1 mi
81326 Hesperus, CO 24.2 mi
87413 Bloomfield, NM 25.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87402?

87402 is in Farmington, New Mexico, in San Juan County, part of the Farmington, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.7966, -108.1517.

What county is 87402 in?

87402 lies in San Juan County.

What area code is 87402?

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

What time zone is 87402 in?

87402 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87402?

About 11,418 people live in ZIP code 87402, in 3,985 households, at 735.5 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 87402?

$79,461 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87402?

The closest are 87415 (3.7 mi), 87401 (4.4 mi), 87418 (10.6 mi), 87417 (11.5 mi) and 87410 (14.8 mi).

Is 87402 a PO Box ZIP code?

87402 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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