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87564

ZIP 87564 is San Cristobal, New Mexico, in Taos County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Taos
Metro area
Taos, NM
Population
203
Coordinates
36.6157, -105.6179
☼ Live from 87564 — San Cristobal, NM

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Where 87564 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87564
  • 🔢 Type 87564 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hgSLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,564 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 7297. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101011000001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87562 (Rowe, NM, 84 mi away) and 87565 (San Jose, NM, 76 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87564 becomes 46578, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 54 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45678, 45687, 45768, 45786, 45867, 45876, …). The farthest-flung twin is 45768 in Newport, OH, 1,336 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯442 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87564 and you would come out at 36.62°S, 74.38°E — 904 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 37.6 square miles of land, 87564 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population203This ZIP203
Households123This ZIP123
Housing units227This ZIP227
Median age56.8This ZIP56.8New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$78,472This ZIP$78,472New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$385,400This ZIP$385,400New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher35.6%This ZIP35.6%
Population density5.4 / sq miThis ZIP5.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees15This ZIP15
Annual payroll$620,000This ZIP$620,000

Land area

Land area37.62 sq miThis ZIP37.62 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 87564

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

ZIP codes near 87564

ZIPCityDistance
87580 Valdez, NM 4.6 mi
87513 Arroyo Hondo, NM 5.1 mi
87514 Arroyo Seco, NM 6.0 mi
87525 Taos Ski Valley, NM 6.8 mi
87558 Red River, NM 9.9 mi
87519 Cerro, NM 10.3 mi
87529 El Prado, NM 12.0 mi
87556 Questa, NM 14.0 mi
87517 Carson, NM 18.3 mi
87571 Taos, NM 20.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87564?

87564 is in San Cristobal, New Mexico, in Taos County, part of the Taos, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.6157, -105.6179.

What county is 87564 in?

87564 lies in Taos County.

What area code is 87564?

San Cristobal uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 87564 in?

87564 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87564?

About 203 people live in ZIP code 87564, in 123 households, at 5.4 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 87564?

$78,472 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87564?

The closest are 87580 (4.6 mi), 87513 (5.1 mi), 87514 (6 mi), 87525 (6.8 mi) and 87558 (9.9 mi).

Is 87564 a PO Box ZIP code?

87564 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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