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87551

ZIP 87551 is Los Ojos, New Mexico, in Rio Arriba County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Rio Arriba
Metro area
Española, NM
Population
219
Coordinates
36.6994, -106.6614
☼ Live from 87551 — Los Ojos, NM

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Where 87551 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87551
  • 🔢 Type 87551 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISSLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,551 = 29 × 3019. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010111111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87549 (Ojo Caliente, NM, 48 mi away) and 87552 (Pecos, NM, 92 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87551 becomes 15578, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15758, 15857, 17585, 17855, 51578, 55187, …). The farthest-flung twin is 17585 in Witmer, PA, 1,657 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯489 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87551 and you would come out at 36.70°S, 73.34°E — 888 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
  • 📏 At 29.6 square miles of land, 87551 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population219This ZIP219
Households123This ZIP123
Housing units268This ZIP268
Median age51.2This ZIP51.2New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$35,896This ZIP$35,896New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$125,900This ZIP$125,900New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Population density7.4 / sq miThis ZIP7.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees8This ZIP8
Annual payroll$245,000This ZIP$245,000
Tax returns filed190This ZIP190
Total adjusted gross income$11,426,000This ZIP$11,426,000

Land area

Land area29.61 sq miThis ZIP29.61 sq mi
Water area10.82 sq miThis ZIP10.82 sq mi

Other place names in 87551

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

ZIP codes near 87551

ZIPCityDistance
87575 Tierra Amarilla, NM 5.4 mi
87520 Chama, NM 12.3 mi
87528 Dulce, NM 13.4 mi
87518 Cebolla, NM 13.9 mi
87515 Canjilon, NM 18.6 mi
87510 Abiquiu, NM 25.5 mi
81128 Chromo, CO 26.4 mi
87017 Gallina, NM 27.2 mi
87029 Lindrith, NM 28.7 mi
87581 Vallecitos, NM 31.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87551?

87551 is in Los Ojos, New Mexico, in Rio Arriba County, part of the Española, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.6994, -106.6614.

What county is 87551 in?

87551 lies in Rio Arriba County.

What area code is 87551?

Los Ojos uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 87551 in?

87551 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87551?

About 219 people live in ZIP code 87551, in 123 households, at 7.4 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 87551?

$35,896 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87551?

The closest are 87575 (5.4 mi), 87520 (12.3 mi), 87528 (13.4 mi), 87518 (13.9 mi) and 87515 (18.6 mi).

Is 87551 a PO Box ZIP code?

87551 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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