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87544

ZIP 87544 is in Los Alamos, New Mexico, mostly in Sandoval County; area code 505; Mountain time. Los Alamos has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 87545.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Sandoval +1 more
Metro area
Albuquerque, NM
Population
13,598
Coordinates
35.7670, -106.2951
☼ Live from 87544 — Los Alamos, NM

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Where 87544 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 87544
  • 🔢 Type 87544 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhSLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,544 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 31 × 353. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010111111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87543 (Llano, NM, 43 mi away) and 87545 (Los Alamos, NM, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87544 becomes 44578, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44857, 44875, 45784, 45874, 47458, 47584, …). The farthest-flung twin is 45784 in Vincent, OH, 1,367 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯506 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87544 and you would come out at 35.77°S, 73.70°E — 955 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 133.0 square miles of land, 87544 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 101 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,598This ZIP13,598
Households6,163This ZIP6,163
Housing units6,395This ZIP6,395
Median age38.6This ZIP38.6New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$138,583This ZIP$138,583New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$488,300This ZIP$488,300New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,360This ZIP$1,360New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher69.3%This ZIP69.3%
Mean commute12.3 minThis ZIP12.3 min
Population density102.2 / sq miThis ZIP102.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments327This ZIP327
Employees4,320This ZIP4,320
Annual payroll$282,812,000This ZIP$282,812,000
Tax returns filed6,810This ZIP6,810
Total adjusted gross income$881,371,000This ZIP$881,371,000

Land area

Land area133.02 sq miThis ZIP133.02 sq mi
Water area0.47 sq miThis ZIP0.47 sq mi

Counties 87544 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Sandoval County 57.6%
Los Alamos County 42.4%

Other place names in 87544

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ZIP codes near 87544

ZIPCityDistance
87547 White Rock, NM 5.8 mi
87545 Los Alamos, NM 6.7 mi
87083 Cochiti Lake, NM 9.3 mi
87041 Pena Blanca, NM 11.5 mi
87072 Cochiti Pueblo, NM 12.3 mi
87507 Santa Fe, NM 14.5 mi
87052 Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM 17.0 mi
87532 Espanola, NM 18.1 mi
87025 Jemez Springs, NM 18.6 mi
87506 Santa Fe, NM 19.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87544?

87544 is in Los Alamos, New Mexico, in Sandoval County, part of the Albuquerque, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.7670, -106.2951.

What county is 87544 in?

87544 spans 2 counties: Sandoval County and Los Alamos County. Most of it falls in Sandoval 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 87544?

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

What time zone is 87544 in?

87544 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87544?

About 13,598 people live in ZIP code 87544, in 6,163 households, at 102.2 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 87544?

$138,583 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87544?

The closest are 87547 (5.8 mi), 87545 (6.7 mi), 87083 (9.3 mi), 87041 (11.5 mi) and 87072 (12.3 mi).

Is 87544 a PO Box ZIP code?

87544 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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