87578
ZIP 87578 is Truchas, New Mexico, in Rio Arriba County; area code 505; Mountain time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- County
- Rio Arriba
- Metro area
- Española, NM
- Population
- 528
- Coordinates
- 36.0474, -105.7701
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Where 87578 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 87578 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLSLB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ⇆87578 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
- ➕ As a number, 87,578 = 2 × 43789. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101011000011010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87577 (Tres Piedras, NM, 43 mi away) and 87579 (Vadito, NM, 14 mi away).
- 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (57788, 58778, 58787, 75788, 77588, 78578, …). The farthest-flung twin is 58787 in Tolley, ND, 901 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
- 🎯471 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87578 and you would come out at 36.05°S, 74.23°E — 941 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 64.3 square miles of land, 87578 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 528This ZIP528 |
|---|---|
| Households | 277This ZIP277 |
| Housing units | 326This ZIP326 |
| Median age | 65.5This ZIP65.5New Mexico39.4US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $315,800This ZIP$315,800New Mexico$248,100US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 14.6%This ZIP14.6% |
| Population density | 8.2 / sq miThis ZIP8.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 4This ZIP4 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 11This ZIP11 |
| Annual payroll | $287,000This ZIP$287,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 64.34 sq miThis ZIP64.34 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi |
Other place names in 87578
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 87578
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
87523 | Cordova, NM | 5.8 mi |
87576 | Trampas, NM | 5.8 mi |
87522 | Chimayo, NM | 7.1 mi |
87543 | Llano, NM | 7.4 mi |
87527 | Dixon, NM | 8.1 mi |
87521 | Chamisal, NM | 9.0 mi |
87511 | Alcalde, NM | 11.8 mi |
87553 | Penasco, NM | 12.1 mi |
87579 | Vadito, NM | 13.6 mi |
87567 | Santa Cruz, NM | 14.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 87578?
87578 is in Truchas, New Mexico, in Rio Arriba County, part of the Española, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.0474, -105.7701.
What county is 87578 in?
87578 lies in Rio Arriba County.
What area code is 87578?
Truchas uses area code 505, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 87578 in?
87578 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 87578?
About 528 people live in ZIP code 87578, in 277 households, at 8.2 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 87578?
The closest are 87523 (5.8 mi), 87576 (5.8 mi), 87522 (7.1 mi), 87543 (7.4 mi) and 87527 (8.1 mi).
Is 87578 a PO Box ZIP code?
87578 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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