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87522

ZIP 87522 is Chimayo, New Mexico, mostly in Santa Fe County; area code 505; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Santa Fe +1 more
Metro area
Santa Fe, NM
Population
2,595
Coordinates
35.9640, -105.8431
☼ Live from 87522 — Chimayo, NM

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Where 87522 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 87522
  • 🔢 Type 87522 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZSLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,522 = 2 × 3 × 29 × 503. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010111100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87521 (Chamisal, NM, 13 mi away) and 87523 (Cordova, NM, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87522 becomes 22578 — and that is a real ZIP code: White Stone, VA, 1,629 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22578, 25287, 25728, 25827, 27258, 27285, …). The farthest-flung twin is 22578 in White Stone, VA, 1,629 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯477 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87522 and you would come out at 35.96°S, 74.16°E — 946 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 107.3 square miles of land, 87522 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 81 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,595This ZIP2,595
Households1,071This ZIP1,071
Housing units1,447This ZIP1,447
Median age50.3This ZIP50.3New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$58,620This ZIP$58,620New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$233,200This ZIP$233,200New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$873This ZIP$873New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.5%This ZIP10.5%
Mean commute30.5 minThis ZIP30.5 min
Population density24.2 / sq miThis ZIP24.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees126This ZIP126
Annual payroll$2,925,000This ZIP$2,925,000
Tax returns filed1,210This ZIP1,210
Total adjusted gross income$71,780,000This ZIP$71,780,000

Land area

Land area107.34 sq miThis ZIP107.34 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Counties 87522 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Santa Fe County 78.9%
Rio Arriba County 21.1%

Other place names in 87522

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

ZIP codes near 87522

ZIPCityDistance
87523 Cordova, NM 3.4 mi
87578 Truchas, NM 7.1 mi
87567 Santa Cruz, NM 10.0 mi
87511 Alcalde, NM 11.4 mi
87506 Santa Fe, NM 11.5 mi
87576 Trampas, NM 12.5 mi
87533 Espanola, NM 12.5 mi
87574 Tesuque, NM 12.9 mi
87527 Dixon, NM 12.9 mi
87521 Chamisal, NM 13.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87522?

87522 is in Chimayo, New Mexico, in Santa Fe County, part of the Santa Fe, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.9640, -105.8431.

What county is 87522 in?

87522 spans 2 counties: Santa Fe County and Rio Arriba County. Most of it falls in Santa Fe County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 87522?

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

What time zone is 87522 in?

87522 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87522?

About 2,595 people live in ZIP code 87522, in 1,071 households, at 24.2 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 87522?

$58,620 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87522?

The closest are 87523 (3.4 mi), 87578 (7.1 mi), 87567 (10 mi), 87511 (11.4 mi) and 87506 (11.5 mi).

Is 87522 a PO Box ZIP code?

87522 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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