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87501

ZIP 87501 is in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in Santa Fe County; area code 505; Mountain time. Santa Fe has 11 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Santa Fe
Metro area
Santa Fe, NM
Population
16,007
Coordinates
35.7082, -105.8510
☼ Live from 87501 — Santa Fe, NM

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Where 87501 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 87501
  • 🔢 Type 87501 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOSLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,501 = 3 × 29167. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010111001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87499 (Farmington, NM, 140 mi away) and 87502 (Santa Fe, NM, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87501 becomes 10578 — and that is a real ZIP code: Purdys, NY, 1,771 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05871, 07851, 08751, 10578, 10587, 15078, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05871 in West Burke, VT, 1,878 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯488 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87501 and you would come out at 35.71°S, 74.15°E — 963 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 50.6 square miles of land, 87501 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,007This ZIP16,007
Households9,166This ZIP9,166
Housing units10,800This ZIP10,800
Median age58.7This ZIP58.7New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$79,603This ZIP$79,603New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$673,100This ZIP$673,100New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,635This ZIP$1,635New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher64.1%This ZIP64.1%
Mean commute19.0 minThis ZIP19.0 min
Population density316.3 / sq miThis ZIP316.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,269This ZIP1,269
Employees13,190This ZIP13,190
Annual payroll$647,360,000This ZIP$647,360,000
Tax returns filed8,430This ZIP8,430
Total adjusted gross income$1,116,205,000This ZIP$1,116,205,000

Land area

Land area50.61 sq miThis ZIP50.61 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Other place names in 87501

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ZIP codes near 87501

ZIPCityDistance
87502 Santa Fe, NM 5.1 mi
87503 Santa Fe, NM 5.1 mi
87504 Santa Fe, NM 5.1 mi
87505 Santa Fe, NM 6.2 mi
87574 Tesuque, NM 6.6 mi
87573 Tererro, NM 9.2 mi
87506 Santa Fe, NM 9.9 mi
87535 Glorieta, NM 11.4 mi
87552 Pecos, NM 13.6 mi
87508 Santa Fe, NM 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87501?

87501 is in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in Santa Fe County, part of the Santa Fe, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.7082, -105.8510.

What county is 87501 in?

87501 lies in Santa Fe County.

What area code is 87501?

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

What time zone is 87501 in?

87501 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87501?

About 16,007 people live in ZIP code 87501, in 9,166 households, at 316.3 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 87501?

$79,603 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87501?

The closest are 87502 (5.1 mi), 87503 (5.1 mi), 87504 (5.1 mi), 87505 (6.2 mi) and 87574 (6.6 mi).

Is 87501 a PO Box ZIP code?

87501 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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