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87455

ZIP 87455 is Newcomb, 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
1,480
Coordinates
36.2731, -108.7138
☼ Live from 87455 — Newcomb, NM

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Where 87455 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87455
  • 🔢 Type 87455 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SShLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,455 = 5 × 17491. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010110011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87421 (Waterflow, NM, 36 mi away) and 87461 (Sanostee, NM, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87455 becomes 55478 — and that is a real ZIP code: Minneapolis, MN, 1,006 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45875, 47558, 47585, 47855, 48557, 48755, …). The farthest-flung twin is 48755 in Pigeon, MI, 1,437 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯603 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87455 and you would come out at 36.27°S, 71.29°E — 905 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 410.7 square miles of land, 87455 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 312 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,480This ZIP1,480
Households518This ZIP518
Housing units734This ZIP734
Median age42.8This ZIP42.8New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$38,167This ZIP$38,167New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$22,500This ZIP$22,500New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$643This ZIP$643New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.1%This ZIP12.1%
Mean commute49.5 minThis ZIP49.5 min
Population density3.6 / sq miThis ZIP3.6 / sq mi

Land area

Land area410.70 sq miThis ZIP410.70 sq mi
Water area0.28 sq miThis ZIP0.28 sq mi

Other place names in 87455

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

ZIP codes near 87455

ZIPCityDistance
87364 Sheep Springs, NM 9.6 mi
87461 Sanostee, NM 17.0 mi
87325 Tohatchi, NM 21.5 mi
87328 Navajo, NM 24.4 mi
87416 Fruitland, NM 26.0 mi
87499 Farmington, NM 26.3 mi
86556 Tsaile, AZ 28.4 mi
86544 Red Valley, AZ 30.3 mi
87320 Mexican Springs, NM 33.3 mi
86507 Lukachukai, AZ 33.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87455?

87455 is in Newcomb, New Mexico, in San Juan County, part of the Farmington, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.2731, -108.7138.

What county is 87455 in?

87455 lies in San Juan County.

What area code is 87455?

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

What time zone is 87455 in?

87455 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87455?

About 1,480 people live in ZIP code 87455, in 518 households, at 3.6 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 87455?

$38,167 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87455?

The closest are 87364 (9.6 mi), 87461 (17 mi), 87325 (21.5 mi), 87328 (24.4 mi) and 87416 (26 mi).

Is 87455 a PO Box ZIP code?

87455 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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