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87421

ZIP 87421 is Waterflow, 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
1,468
Coordinates
36.7772, -108.5272
☼ Live from 87421 — Waterflow, NM

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Where 87421 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 87421
  • 🔢 Type 87421 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZhLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 87421 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010101111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87420 (Shiprock, NM, 23 mi away) and 87455 (Newcomb, NM, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87421 becomes 12478, 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, 1,891 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯579 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87421 and you would come out at 36.78°S, 71.47°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 32.7 square miles of land, 87421 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,468This ZIP1,468
Households466This ZIP466
Housing units633This ZIP633
Median age36.8This ZIP36.8New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$51,029This ZIP$51,029New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$122,800This ZIP$122,800New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,616This ZIP$1,616New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.0%This ZIP8.0%
Mean commute28.2 minThis ZIP28.2 min
Population density44.8 / sq miThis ZIP44.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees429This ZIP429
Annual payroll$37,874,000This ZIP$37,874,000
Tax returns filed910This ZIP910
Total adjusted gross income$39,314,000This ZIP$39,314,000

Land area

Land area32.73 sq miThis ZIP32.73 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Other place names in 87421

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ZIP codes near 87421

ZIPCityDistance
87417 Kirtland, NM 9.9 mi
87416 Fruitland, NM 13.9 mi
87401 Farmington, NM 19.2 mi
87402 Farmington, NM 20.8 mi
87420 Shiprock, NM 23.4 mi
87415 Flora Vista, NM 24.0 mi
87418 La Plata, NM 24.0 mi
81334 Towaoc, CO 25.9 mi
81329 Marvel, CO 31.1 mi
87461 Sanostee, NM 31.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87421?

87421 is in Waterflow, New Mexico, in San Juan County, part of the Farmington, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.7772, -108.5272.

What county is 87421 in?

87421 lies in San Juan County.

What area code is 87421?

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

What time zone is 87421 in?

87421 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87421?

About 1,468 people live in ZIP code 87421, in 466 households, at 44.8 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 87421?

$51,029 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87421?

The closest are 87417 (9.9 mi), 87416 (13.9 mi), 87401 (19.2 mi), 87402 (20.8 mi) and 87420 (23.4 mi).

Is 87421 a PO Box ZIP code?

87421 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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