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87412

ZIP 87412 is Blanco, New Mexico, mostly in Rio Arriba County; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Rio Arriba +1 more
Metro area
Española, NM
Population
779
Coordinates
36.6450, -107.5475
☼ Live from 87412 — Blanco, NM

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Where 87412 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87412
  • 🔢 Type 87412 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIhLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,412 = 2 × 2 × 13 × 41 × 41. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010101110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87410 (Aztec, NM, 24 mi away) and 87413 (Bloomfield, NM, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87412 becomes 21478, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12487, 12748, 12784, 12847, 12874, 14728, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12874 in Silver Bay, NY, 1,846 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯534 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87412 and you would come out at 36.64°S, 72.45°E — 885 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
  • 📏 At 477.1 square miles of land, 87412 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 362 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population779This ZIP779
Households332This ZIP332
Housing units451This ZIP451
Median age49.6This ZIP49.6New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$55,417This ZIP$55,417New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$129,800This ZIP$129,800New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%This ZIP15.6%
Mean commute36.1 minThis ZIP36.1 min
Population density1.6 / sq miThis ZIP1.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees21This ZIP21
Annual payroll$774,000This ZIP$774,000
Tax returns filed310This ZIP310
Total adjusted gross income$16,526,000This ZIP$16,526,000

Land area

Land area477.11 sq miThis ZIP477.11 sq mi
Water area1.28 sq miThis ZIP1.28 sq mi

Counties 87412 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Rio Arriba County 72.2%
San Juan County 27.8%

Other place names in 87412

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

ZIP codes near 87412

ZIPCityDistance
87419 Navajo Dam, NM 19.6 mi
87410 Aztec, NM 24.3 mi
87413 Bloomfield, NM 26.4 mi
81121 Arboles, CO 26.7 mi
81137 Ignacio, CO 28.4 mi
87029 Lindrith, NM 32.0 mi
87415 Flora Vista, NM 33.0 mi
87037 Nageezi, NM 34.1 mi
87402 Farmington, NM 35.1 mi
87401 Farmington, NM 35.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87412?

87412 is in Blanco, New Mexico, in Rio Arriba County, part of the Española, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.6450, -107.5475.

What county is 87412 in?

87412 spans 2 counties: Rio Arriba County and San Juan County. Most of it falls in Rio Arriba County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What time zone is 87412 in?

87412 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87412?

About 779 people live in ZIP code 87412, in 332 households, at 1.6 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 87412?

$55,417 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87412?

The closest are 87419 (19.6 mi), 87410 (24.3 mi), 87413 (26.4 mi), 81121 (26.7 mi) and 81137 (28.4 mi).

Is 87412 a PO Box ZIP code?

87412 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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