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87418

ZIP 87418 is La Plata, 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
686
Coordinates
36.9507, -108.1502
☼ Live from 87418 — La Plata, NM

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Where 87418 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87418
  • 🔢 Type 87418 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIhLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,418 = 2 × 109 × 401. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010101111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87417 (Kirtland, NM, 18 mi away) and 87419 (Navajo Dam, NM, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87418 becomes 81478, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14788, 14878, 14887, 17884, 18847, 47881, …). The farthest-flung twin is 18847 in Susquehanna, PA, 1,761 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯555 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87418 and you would come out at 36.95°S, 71.85°E — 861 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 66.2 square miles of land, 87418 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 50 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population686This ZIP686
Households311This ZIP311
Housing units366This ZIP366
Median age58.0This ZIP58.0New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$82,750This ZIP$82,750New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$225,000This ZIP$225,000New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher27.5%This ZIP27.5%
Mean commute27.8 minThis ZIP27.8 min
Population density10.4 / sq miThis ZIP10.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees30This ZIP30
Annual payroll$1,525,000This ZIP$1,525,000
Tax returns filed450This ZIP450
Total adjusted gross income$29,913,000This ZIP$29,913,000

Land area

Land area66.24 sq miThis ZIP66.24 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 87418

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ZIP codes near 87418

ZIPCityDistance
87415 Flora Vista, NM 9.0 mi
81329 Marvel, CO 9.9 mi
87402 Farmington, NM 10.6 mi
81326 Hesperus, CO 13.6 mi
87401 Farmington, NM 14.8 mi
87410 Aztec, NM 15.5 mi
87417 Kirtland, NM 17.8 mi
81303 Durango, CO 20.2 mi
87421 Waterflow, NM 24.0 mi
81328 Mancos, CO 24.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87418?

87418 is in La Plata, New Mexico, in San Juan County, part of the Farmington, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.9507, -108.1502.

What county is 87418 in?

87418 lies in San Juan County.

What area code is 87418?

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

What time zone is 87418 in?

87418 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87418?

About 686 people live in ZIP code 87418, in 311 households, at 10.4 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 87418?

$82,750 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87418?

The closest are 87415 (9 mi), 81329 (9.9 mi), 87402 (10.6 mi), 81326 (13.6 mi) and 87401 (14.8 mi).

Is 87418 a PO Box ZIP code?

87418 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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