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87549

ZIP 87549 is Ojo Caliente, New Mexico, mostly in Rio Arriba County; area code 505; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Rio Arriba +1 more
Metro area
Española, NM
Population
933
Coordinates
36.2933, -105.9646
☼ Live from 87549 — Ojo Caliente, NM

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Where 87549 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87549
  • 🔢 Type 87549 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhSLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,549 = 3 × 7 × 11 × 379. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010111111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87548 (Medanales, NM, 15 mi away) and 87551 (Los Ojos, NM, 48 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87549 becomes 94578 — and that is a real ZIP code: San Leandro, CA, 896 miles away.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45789, 45879, 45897, 47598, 47859, 47958, …). The farthest-flung twin is 45789 in Wingett Run, OH, 1,361 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯470 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87549 and you would come out at 36.29°S, 74.04°E — 922 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 128.1 square miles of land, 87549 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 97 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population933This ZIP933
Households412This ZIP412
Housing units464This ZIP464
Median age60.0This ZIP60.0New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$56,134This ZIP$56,134New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$256,900This ZIP$256,900New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher22.6%This ZIP22.6%
Mean commute51.7 minThis ZIP51.7 min
Population density7.3 / sq miThis ZIP7.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees330This ZIP330
Annual payroll$14,392,000This ZIP$14,392,000
Tax returns filed410This ZIP410
Total adjusted gross income$30,408,000This ZIP$30,408,000

Land area

Land area128.12 sq miThis ZIP128.12 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi

Counties 87549 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Rio Arriba County 85.0%
Taos County 15.0%

Other place names in 87549

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

ZIP codes near 87549

ZIPCityDistance
87531 Embudo, NM 5.7 mi
87539 La Madera, NM 6.4 mi
87582 Velarde, NM 8.1 mi
87517 Carson, NM 11.7 mi
87527 Dixon, NM 12.1 mi
87530 El Rito, NM 13.6 mi
87553 Penasco, NM 13.8 mi
87511 Alcalde, NM 14.1 mi
87548 Medanales, NM 14.7 mi
87576 Trampas, NM 16.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87549?

87549 is in Ojo Caliente, New Mexico, in Rio Arriba County, part of the Española, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.2933, -105.9646.

What county is 87549 in?

87549 spans 2 counties: Rio Arriba County and Taos County. Most of it falls in Rio Arriba 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 87549?

Ojo Caliente uses area code 505, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 87549 in?

87549 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87549?

About 933 people live in ZIP code 87549, in 412 households, at 7.3 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 87549?

$56,134 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87549?

The closest are 87531 (5.7 mi), 87539 (6.4 mi), 87582 (8.1 mi), 87517 (11.7 mi) and 87527 (12.1 mi).

Is 87549 a PO Box ZIP code?

87549 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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