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87530

ZIP 87530 is El Rito, 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
1,102
Coordinates
36.3408, -106.2018
☼ Live from 87530 — El Rito, NM

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Where 87530 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87530
  • 🔢 Type 87530 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OESLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,530 = 2 × 5 × 8753. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010111101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87529 (El Prado, NM, 31 mi away) and 87531 (Embudo, NM, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87530 becomes 03578, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03785, 03857, 03875, 05738, 05837, 05873, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03857 in Newmarket, NH, 1,916 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯479 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87530 and you would come out at 36.34°S, 73.80°E — 917 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 164.5 square miles of land, 87530 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 125 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,102This ZIP1,102
Households451This ZIP451
Housing units544This ZIP544
Median age39.5This ZIP39.5New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median home value$332,300This ZIP$332,300New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher13.4%This ZIP13.4%
Mean commute22.7 minThis ZIP22.7 min
Population density6.7 / sq miThis ZIP6.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees63This ZIP63
Annual payroll$3,514,000This ZIP$3,514,000
Tax returns filed420This ZIP420
Total adjusted gross income$22,564,000This ZIP$22,564,000

Land area

Land area164.53 sq miThis ZIP164.53 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 87530

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ZIP codes near 87530

ZIPCityDistance
87548 Medanales, NM 11.4 mi
87581 Vallecitos, NM 11.7 mi
87539 La Madera, NM 12.7 mi
87549 Ojo Caliente, NM 13.6 mi
87537 Hernandez, NM 14.1 mi
87510 Abiquiu, NM 15.3 mi
87582 Velarde, NM 16.1 mi
87554 Petaca, NM 16.1 mi
87515 Canjilon, NM 17.8 mi
87531 Embudo, NM 18.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87530?

87530 is in El Rito, New Mexico, in Rio Arriba County, part of the Española, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.3408, -106.2018.

What county is 87530 in?

87530 lies in Rio Arriba County.

What area code is 87530?

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

What time zone is 87530 in?

87530 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87530?

About 1,102 people live in ZIP code 87530, in 451 households, at 6.7 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 87530?

The closest are 87548 (11.4 mi), 87581 (11.7 mi), 87539 (12.7 mi), 87549 (13.6 mi) and 87537 (14.1 mi).

Is 87530 a PO Box ZIP code?

87530 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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