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87506

ZIP 87506 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
16,372
Coordinates
35.8246, -105.9553
☼ Live from 87506 — Santa Fe, NM

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Where 87506 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87506
  • 🔢 Type 87506 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOSLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,506 = 2 × 43753. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010111010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87505 (Santa Fe, NM, 15 mi away) and 87507 (Santa Fe, NM, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87506 becomes 60578, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05678, 05768, 05867, 06758, 06785, 06857, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05867 in Sutton, VT, 1,874 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% 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 87506 and you would come out at 35.82°S, 74.04°E — 954 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 43m.
  • 📏 At 309.0 square miles of land, 87506 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 235 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,372This ZIP16,372
Households7,543This ZIP7,543
Housing units8,554This ZIP8,554
Median age56.6This ZIP56.6New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$96,511This ZIP$96,511New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$611,800This ZIP$611,800New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,117This ZIP$1,117New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher49.5%This ZIP49.5%
Mean commute25.7 minThis ZIP25.7 min
Population density53.0 / sq miThis ZIP53.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments212This ZIP212
Employees2,816This ZIP2,816
Annual payroll$230,872,000This ZIP$230,872,000
Tax returns filed6,440This ZIP6,440
Total adjusted gross income$1,095,034,000This ZIP$1,095,034,000

Land area

Land area309.04 sq miThis ZIP309.04 sq mi
Water area0.34 sq miThis ZIP0.34 sq mi

Other place names in 87506

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ZIP codes near 87506

ZIPCityDistance
87574 Tesuque, NM 3.4 mi
87502 Santa Fe, NM 9.6 mi
87503 Santa Fe, NM 9.6 mi
87504 Santa Fe, NM 9.6 mi
87501 Santa Fe, NM 9.9 mi
87522 Chimayo, NM 11.5 mi
87567 Santa Cruz, NM 12.2 mi
87533 Espanola, NM 12.8 mi
87523 Cordova, NM 13.9 mi
87547 White Rock, NM 14.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87506?

87506 is in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in Santa Fe County, part of the Santa Fe, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.8246, -105.9553.

What county is 87506 in?

87506 lies in Santa Fe County.

What area code is 87506?

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

What time zone is 87506 in?

87506 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87506?

About 16,372 people live in ZIP code 87506, in 7,543 households, at 53.0 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 87506?

$96,511 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87506?

The closest are 87574 (3.4 mi), 87502 (9.6 mi), 87503 (9.6 mi), 87504 (9.6 mi) and 87501 (9.9 mi).

Is 87506 a PO Box ZIP code?

87506 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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