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87548

ZIP 87548 is Medanales, New Mexico, in Rio Arriba County; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Rio Arriba
Metro area
Española, NM
Population
1,024
Coordinates
36.1759, -106.1853
☼ Live from 87548 — Medanales, NM

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Where 87548 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 87548
  • 🔢 Type 87548 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhSLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,548 = 2 × 2 × 43 × 509. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010111111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87547 (White Rock, NM, 25 mi away) and 87549 (Ojo Caliente, NM, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87548 becomes 84578, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45788, 45887, 47588, 47858, 47885, 48758, …). The farthest-flung twin is 45788 in Whipple, OH, 1,368 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯485 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87548 and you would come out at 36.18°S, 73.81°E — 928 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 4.7 square miles of land, 87548 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,024This ZIP1,024
Households346This ZIP346
Housing units395This ZIP395
Median age32.7This ZIP32.7New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$72,788This ZIP$72,788New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher9.8%This ZIP9.8%
Population density219.2 / sq miThis ZIP219.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees6This ZIP6
Annual payroll$191,000This ZIP$191,000

Land area

Land area4.67 sq miThis ZIP4.67 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 87548

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

ZIP codes near 87548

ZIPCityDistance
87537 Hernandez, NM 4.8 mi
87566 Ohkay Owingeh, NM 9.6 mi
87582 Velarde, NM 10.6 mi
87530 El Rito, NM 11.4 mi
87511 Alcalde, NM 13.2 mi
87532 Espanola, NM 13.3 mi
87533 Espanola, NM 14.7 mi
87549 Ojo Caliente, NM 14.7 mi
87567 Santa Cruz, NM 15.6 mi
87516 Canones, NM 15.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87548?

87548 is in Medanales, New Mexico, in Rio Arriba County, part of the Española, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1759, -106.1853.

What county is 87548 in?

87548 lies in Rio Arriba County.

What time zone is 87548 in?

87548 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87548?

About 1,024 people live in ZIP code 87548, in 346 households, at 219.2 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 87548?

$72,788 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87548?

The closest are 87537 (4.8 mi), 87566 (9.6 mi), 87582 (10.6 mi), 87530 (11.4 mi) and 87511 (13.2 mi).

Is 87548 a PO Box ZIP code?

87548 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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