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87528

ZIP 87528 is Dulce, New Mexico, in Rio Arriba County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Rio Arriba
Metro area
Española, NM
Population
3,756
Coordinates
36.7855, -106.8789
☼ Live from 87528 — Dulce, NM

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Where 87528 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 87528
  • 🔢 Type 87528 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZSLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,528 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 × 521. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010111101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87527 (Dixon, NM, 73 mi away) and 87529 (El Prado, NM, 71 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87528 becomes 82578, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25878, 27588, 27858, 27885, 28578, 28587, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27885 in Swanquarter, NC, 1,705 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯496 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87528 and you would come out at 36.79°S, 73.12°E — 880 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
  • 📏 At 436.9 square miles of land, 87528 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 332 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,756This ZIP3,756
Households1,368This ZIP1,368
Housing units1,574This ZIP1,574
Median age37.2This ZIP37.2New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$41,679This ZIP$41,679New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$56,100This ZIP$56,100New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$472This ZIP$472New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.0%This ZIP12.0%
Mean commute10.0 minThis ZIP10.0 min
Population density8.6 / sq miThis ZIP8.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees41This ZIP41
Annual payroll$1,626,000This ZIP$1,626,000
Tax returns filed1,530This ZIP1,530
Total adjusted gross income$53,875,000This ZIP$53,875,000

Land area

Land area436.92 sq miThis ZIP436.92 sq mi
Water area2.06 sq miThis ZIP2.06 sq mi

Other place names in 87528

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

ZIP codes near 87528

ZIPCityDistance
87551 Los Ojos, NM 13.4 mi
87520 Chama, NM 15.2 mi
87575 Tierra Amarilla, NM 18.5 mi
81128 Chromo, CO 24.8 mi
87518 Cebolla, NM 26.0 mi
87029 Lindrith, NM 26.9 mi
87515 Canjilon, NM 32.0 mi
87017 Gallina, NM 33.8 mi
81121 Arboles, CO 33.9 mi
81157 Pagosa Springs, CO 34.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87528?

87528 is in Dulce, New Mexico, in Rio Arriba County, part of the Española, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.7855, -106.8789.

What county is 87528 in?

87528 lies in Rio Arriba County.

What area code is 87528?

Dulce uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 87528 in?

87528 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87528?

About 3,756 people live in ZIP code 87528, in 1,368 households, at 8.6 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 87528?

$41,679 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87528?

The closest are 87551 (13.4 mi), 87520 (15.2 mi), 87575 (18.5 mi), 81128 (24.8 mi) and 87518 (26 mi).

Is 87528 a PO Box ZIP code?

87528 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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