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Where 87580 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 87580 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OBSLB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 87,580 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 29 × 151. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101011000011100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87579 (Vadito, NM, 33 mi away) and 87581 (Vallecitos, NM, 32 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 87580 becomes 08578, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07885, 08758, 08857, 08875, 58078, 75088, …). The farthest-flung twin is 08758 in Waretown, NJ, 1,707 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 87580 and you would come out at 36.56°S, 74.43°E — 909 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 14.8 square miles of land, 87580 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 245This ZIP245 |
|---|---|
| Households | 168This ZIP168 |
| Housing units | 201This ZIP201 |
| Median age | 54.4This ZIP54.4New Mexico39.4US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 63.3%This ZIP63.3% |
| Mean commute | 29.5 minThis ZIP29.5 min |
| Population density | 16.6 / sq miThis ZIP16.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 5This ZIP5 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 13This ZIP13 |
| Annual payroll | $559,000This ZIP$559,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 14.77 sq miThis ZIP14.77 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 87580
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
87514 | Arroyo Seco, NM | 2.5 mi |
87564 | San Cristobal, NM | 4.6 mi |
87525 | Taos Ski Valley, NM | 5.0 mi |
87513 | Arroyo Hondo, NM | 7.2 mi |
87529 | El Prado, NM | 9.4 mi |
87558 | Red River, NM | 10.3 mi |
87519 | Cerro, NM | 14.6 mi |
87571 | Taos, NM | 16.3 mi |
87517 | Carson, NM | 16.8 mi |
87556 | Questa, NM | 17.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 87580?
87580 is in Valdez, New Mexico, in Taos County, part of the Taos, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.5596, -105.5746.
What county is 87580 in?
87580 lies in Taos County.
What area code is 87580?
Valdez uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 87580 in?
87580 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 87580?
About 245 people live in ZIP code 87580, in 168 households, at 16.6 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 87580?
The closest are 87514 (2.5 mi), 87564 (4.6 mi), 87525 (5 mi), 87513 (7.2 mi) and 87529 (9.4 mi).
Is 87580 a PO Box ZIP code?
87580 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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