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Where 87512 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.
- 🔢 Type 87512 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZISLB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 87,512 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 10939. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101010111011000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87511 (Alcalde, NM, 67 mi away) and 87513 (Arroyo Hondo, NM, 31 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 87512 becomes 21578, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 48 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12578, 12758, 12785, 12857, 15278, 15728, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12857 in Olmstedville, NY, 1,709 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
- 🎯418 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87512 and you would come out at 36.92°S, 74.66°E — 887 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
- 📏 At 199.4 square miles of land, 87512 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 151 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 372This ZIP372 |
|---|---|
| Households | 144This ZIP144 |
| Housing units | 162This ZIP162 |
| Median age | 64.1This ZIP64.1New Mexico39.4US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 1.9 / sq miThis ZIP1.9 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 199.41 sq miThis ZIP199.41 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.56 sq miThis ZIP0.56 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 87512
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
87524 | Costilla, NM | 11.2 mi |
87556 | Questa, NM | 14.1 mi |
81152 | San Luis, CO | 14.9 mi |
81126 | Chama, CO | 16.5 mi |
81138 | Jaroso, CO | 17.1 mi |
87558 | Red River, NM | 18.3 mi |
87519 | Cerro, NM | 19.5 mi |
87718 | Eagle Nest, NM | 23.2 mi |
87525 | Taos Ski Valley, NM | 24.0 mi |
81091 | Weston, CO | 26.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 87512?
87512 is in Amalia, New Mexico, in Taos County, part of the Taos, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.9234, -105.3435.
What county is 87512 in?
87512 lies in Taos County.
What area code is 87512?
Amalia uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 87512 in?
87512 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 87512?
About 372 people live in ZIP code 87512, in 144 households, at 1.9 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 87512?
The closest are 87524 (11.2 mi), 87556 (14.1 mi), 81152 (14.9 mi), 81126 (16.5 mi) and 81138 (17.1 mi).
Is 87512 a PO Box ZIP code?
87512 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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