87573
ZIP 87573 is Tererro, New Mexico, mostly in San Miguel County; area code 505; Mountain time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- County
- San Miguel +1 more
- Metro area
- Las Vegas, NM
- Population
- 18
- Coordinates
- 35.7717, -105.7072
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Where 87573 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.
- 🔢 Type 87573 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELSLB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 87,573 = 3 × 29191. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101011000010101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87571 (Taos, NM, 43 mi away) and 87574 (Tesuque, NM, 12 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 87573 becomes 37578, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (37857, 38577, 53778, 57738, 57783, 58377, …). The farthest-flung twin is 37857 in Rogersville, TN, 1,269 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
- 🎯479 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87573 and you would come out at 35.77°S, 74.29°E — 960 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 83.2 square miles of land, 87573 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 63 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 18This ZIP18 |
|---|---|
| Households | 18This ZIP18 |
| Housing units | 247This ZIP247 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 100.0%This ZIP100.0% |
| Population density | 0.2 / sq miThis ZIP0.2 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 83.16 sq miThis ZIP83.16 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Counties 87573 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| San Miguel County | 59.0% |
| Santa Fe County | 41.0% |
ZIP codes near 87573
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
87552 | Pecos, NM | 8.8 mi |
87501 | Santa Fe, NM | 9.2 mi |
87574 | Tesuque, NM | 11.7 mi |
87505 | Santa Fe, NM | 13.8 mi |
87502 | Santa Fe, NM | 14.2 mi |
87503 | Santa Fe, NM | 14.2 mi |
87504 | Santa Fe, NM | 14.2 mi |
87535 | Glorieta, NM | 14.3 mi |
87506 | Santa Fe, NM | 14.4 mi |
87522 | Chimayo, NM | 15.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 87573?
87573 is in Tererro, New Mexico, in San Miguel County, part of the Las Vegas, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.7717, -105.7072.
What county is 87573 in?
87573 spans 2 counties: San Miguel County and Santa Fe County. Most of it falls in San Miguel 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 87573?
Tererro uses area code 505, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 87573 in?
87573 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 87573?
About 18 people live in ZIP code 87573, in 18 households, at 0.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 87573?
The closest are 87552 (8.8 mi), 87501 (9.2 mi), 87574 (11.7 mi), 87505 (13.8 mi) and 87502 (14.2 mi).
Is 87573 a PO Box ZIP code?
87573 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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