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87417

ZIP 87417 is Kirtland, New Mexico, in San Juan County; area code 505; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
San Juan
Metro area
Farmington, NM
Population
6,624
Coordinates
36.7501, -108.3520
☼ Live from 87417 — Kirtland, NM

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Where 87417 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 87417
  • 🔢 Type 87417 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIhLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,417 = 3 × 3 × 11 × 883. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010101111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87416 (Fruitland, NM, 13 mi away) and 87418 (La Plata, NM, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87417 becomes 71478, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14778, 14787, 14877, 17748, 17847, 41778, …). The farthest-flung twin is 17847 in Milton, PA, 1,712 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯571 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87417 and you would come out at 36.75°S, 71.65°E — 873 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 11.1 square miles of land, 87417 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,624This ZIP6,624
Households1,662This ZIP1,662
Housing units1,939This ZIP1,939
Median age35.0This ZIP35.0New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$75,215This ZIP$75,215New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$179,700This ZIP$179,700New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$875This ZIP$875New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%This ZIP12.4%
Mean commute24.8 minThis ZIP24.8 min
Population density596.0 / sq miThis ZIP596.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments78This ZIP78
Employees713This ZIP713
Annual payroll$22,678,000This ZIP$22,678,000
Tax returns filed3,580This ZIP3,580
Total adjusted gross income$180,699,000This ZIP$180,699,000

Land area

Land area11.12 sq miThis ZIP11.12 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Other place names in 87417

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

ZIP codes near 87417

ZIPCityDistance
87401 Farmington, NM 9.4 mi
87421 Waterflow, NM 9.9 mi
87402 Farmington, NM 11.5 mi
87416 Fruitland, NM 12.7 mi
87415 Flora Vista, NM 15.1 mi
87418 La Plata, NM 17.8 mi
87410 Aztec, NM 26.3 mi
81329 Marvel, CO 26.8 mi
87413 Bloomfield, NM 29.4 mi
81326 Hesperus, CO 30.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87417?

87417 is in Kirtland, New Mexico, in San Juan County, part of the Farmington, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.7501, -108.3520.

What county is 87417 in?

87417 lies in San Juan County.

What area code is 87417?

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

What time zone is 87417 in?

87417 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87417?

About 6,624 people live in ZIP code 87417, in 1,662 households, at 596.0 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 87417?

$75,215 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87417?

The closest are 87401 (9.4 mi), 87421 (9.9 mi), 87402 (11.5 mi), 87416 (12.7 mi) and 87415 (15.1 mi).

Is 87417 a PO Box ZIP code?

87417 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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