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87527

ZIP 87527 is Dixon, New Mexico, in Rio Arriba County; area code 505; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Rio Arriba
Metro area
Española, NM
Population
1,534
Coordinates
36.1511, -105.8384
☼ Live from 87527 — Dixon, NM

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Where 87527 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87527
  • 🔢 Type 87527 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZSLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,527 = 11 × 73 × 109. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010111100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87525 (Taos Ski Valley, NM, 36 mi away) and 87528 (Dulce, NM, 73 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87527 becomes 72578 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sturkie, AR, 778 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25778, 27587, 27857, 27875, 28577, 28757, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28577 in Sealevel, NC, 1,651 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯470 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87527 and you would come out at 36.15°S, 74.16°E — 933 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 39.4 square miles of land, 87527 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,534This ZIP1,534
Households624This ZIP624
Housing units675This ZIP675
Median age38.3This ZIP38.3New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$65,461This ZIP$65,461New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$406,300This ZIP$406,300New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher31.5%This ZIP31.5%
Mean commute64.8 minThis ZIP64.8 min
Population density38.9 / sq miThis ZIP38.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees55This ZIP55
Annual payroll$1,378,000This ZIP$1,378,000

Land area

Land area39.44 sq miThis ZIP39.44 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 87527

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ZIP codes near 87527

ZIPCityDistance
87576 Trampas, NM 4.6 mi
87531 Embudo, NM 6.4 mi
87553 Penasco, NM 7.5 mi
87578 Truchas, NM 8.1 mi
87511 Alcalde, NM 8.8 mi
87582 Velarde, NM 8.9 mi
87523 Cordova, NM 9.8 mi
87543 Llano, NM 10.6 mi
87549 Ojo Caliente, NM 12.1 mi
87522 Chimayo, NM 12.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87527?

87527 is in Dixon, New Mexico, in Rio Arriba County, part of the Española, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1511, -105.8384.

What county is 87527 in?

87527 lies in Rio Arriba County.

What area code is 87527?

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

What time zone is 87527 in?

87527 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87527?

About 1,534 people live in ZIP code 87527, in 624 households, at 38.9 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 87527?

$65,461 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87527?

The closest are 87576 (4.6 mi), 87531 (6.4 mi), 87553 (7.5 mi), 87578 (8.1 mi) and 87511 (8.8 mi).

Is 87527 a PO Box ZIP code?

87527 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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