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87547

ZIP 87547 is White Rock, New Mexico, in Los Alamos County; area code 505; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Los Alamos
Metro area
Los Alamos, NM
Population
5,837
Coordinates
35.8110, -106.2077
☼ Live from 87547 — White Rock, NM

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Where 87547 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 87547
  • 🔢 Type 87547 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhSLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 87547 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010111111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87545 (Los Alamos, NM, 6 mi away) and 87548 (Medanales, NM, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87547 becomes 74578 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wilburton, OK, 615 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45778, 45787, 45877, 47578, 47857, 47875, …). The farthest-flung twin is 45787 in Watertown, OH, 1,364 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯500 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87547 and you would come out at 35.81°S, 73.79°E — 953 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 6.5 square miles of land, 87547 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,837This ZIP5,837
Households2,084This ZIP2,084
Housing units2,335This ZIP2,335
Median age41.8This ZIP41.8New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$156,444This ZIP$156,444New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$505,900This ZIP$505,900New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher71.0%This ZIP71.0%
Mean commute20.7 minThis ZIP20.7 min
Population density899.0 / sq miThis ZIP899.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees191This ZIP191
Annual payroll$7,273,000This ZIP$7,273,000

Land area

Land area6.49 sq miThis ZIP6.49 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 87547

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ZIP codes near 87547

ZIPCityDistance
87544 Los Alamos, NM 5.8 mi
87545 Los Alamos, NM 6.1 mi
87532 Espanola, NM 13.2 mi
87506 Santa Fe, NM 14.2 mi
87507 Santa Fe, NM 14.2 mi
87083 Cochiti Lake, NM 14.4 mi
87533 Espanola, NM 14.5 mi
87041 Pena Blanca, NM 15.8 mi
87574 Tesuque, NM 16.4 mi
87567 Santa Cruz, NM 16.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87547?

87547 is in White Rock, New Mexico, in Los Alamos County, part of the Los Alamos, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.8110, -106.2077.

What county is 87547 in?

87547 lies in Los Alamos County.

What area code is 87547?

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

What time zone is 87547 in?

87547 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87547?

About 5,837 people live in ZIP code 87547, in 2,084 households, at 899.0 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 87547?

$156,444 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87547?

The closest are 87544 (5.8 mi), 87545 (6.1 mi), 87532 (13.2 mi), 87506 (14.2 mi) and 87507 (14.2 mi).

Is 87547 a PO Box ZIP code?

87547 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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