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87499

ZIP 87499 is in Farmington, New Mexico, in San Juan County; area code 505; Mountain time. Farmington has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 87401 and 87402.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
San Juan
Metro area
Farmington, NM
Population
903
Coordinates
36.3160, -108.2444
☼ Live from 87499 — Farmington, NM

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Where 87499 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87499
  • 🔢 Type 87499 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GGhLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,499 = 17 × 5147. Its digits add up to 37, a total 89 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010111001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87461 (Sanostee, NM, 39 mi away) and 87501 (Santa Fe, NM, 140 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87499 becomes 99478, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47989, 49879, 78949, 79849, 79948, 94978, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99784 in White Mountain, AK, 2,966 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% 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 87499 and you would come out at 36.32°S, 71.76°E — 904 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 427.9 square miles of land, 87499 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 325 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population903This ZIP903
Households277This ZIP277
Housing units359This ZIP359
Median age46.0This ZIP46.0New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$40,662This ZIP$40,662New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$82,700This ZIP$82,700New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,113This ZIP$1,113New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.1%This ZIP8.1%
Mean commute40.0 minThis ZIP40.0 min
Population density2.1 / sq miThis ZIP2.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments53This ZIP53
Employees907This ZIP907
Annual payroll$62,781,000This ZIP$62,781,000

Land area

Land area427.94 sq miThis ZIP427.94 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 87499

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ZIP codes near 87499

ZIPCityDistance
87413 Bloomfield, NM 18.5 mi
87416 Fruitland, NM 21.9 mi
87455 Newcomb, NM 26.3 mi
87037 Nageezi, NM 27.3 mi
87364 Sheep Springs, NM 28.9 mi
87325 Tohatchi, NM 29.3 mi
87401 Farmington, NM 29.4 mi
87417 Kirtland, NM 30.6 mi
87402 Farmington, NM 33.6 mi
87421 Waterflow, NM 35.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87499?

87499 is in Farmington, New Mexico, in San Juan County, part of the Farmington, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.3160, -108.2444.

What county is 87499 in?

87499 lies in San Juan County.

What area code is 87499?

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

What time zone is 87499 in?

87499 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87499?

About 903 people live in ZIP code 87499, in 277 households, at 2.1 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 87499?

$40,662 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87499?

The closest are 87413 (18.5 mi), 87416 (21.9 mi), 87455 (26.3 mi), 87037 (27.3 mi) and 87364 (28.9 mi).

Is 87499 a PO Box ZIP code?

87499 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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