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Where 87543 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 87543 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhSLB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 87,543 = 3 × 3 × 71 × 137. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101010111110111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87540 (Lamy, NM, 50 mi away) and 87544 (Los Alamos, NM, 43 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 87543 becomes 34578, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34758, 34785, 35478, 35487, 35748, 37845, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34758 in Kissimmee, FL, 1,511 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
- 🎯463 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87543 and you would come out at 36.10°S, 74.34°E — 938 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 19.0 square miles of land, 87543 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 288This ZIP288 |
|---|---|
| Households | 114This ZIP114 |
| Housing units | 190This ZIP190 |
| Median age | 63.6This ZIP63.6New Mexico39.4US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 40.6%This ZIP40.6% |
| Population density | 15.2 / sq miThis ZIP15.2 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 18.98 sq miThis ZIP18.98 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 87543
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
87576 | Trampas, NM | 5.9 mi |
87521 | Chamisal, NM | 6.5 mi |
87579 | Vadito, NM | 7.1 mi |
87578 | Truchas, NM | 7.4 mi |
87553 | Penasco, NM | 9.1 mi |
87527 | Dixon, NM | 10.6 mi |
87523 | Cordova, NM | 13.1 mi |
87557 | Ranchos De Taos, NM | 13.3 mi |
87732 | Mora, NM | 13.9 mi |
87522 | Chimayo, NM | 14.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 87543?
87543 is in Llano, New Mexico, in Taos County, part of the Taos, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1040, -105.6578.
What county is 87543 in?
87543 lies in Taos County.
What time zone is 87543 in?
87543 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 87543?
About 288 people live in ZIP code 87543, in 114 households, at 15.2 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 87543?
The closest are 87576 (5.9 mi), 87521 (6.5 mi), 87579 (7.1 mi), 87578 (7.4 mi) and 87553 (9.1 mi).
Is 87543 a PO Box ZIP code?
87543 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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