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87701

ZIP 87701 is Las Vegas, New Mexico, in San Miguel County; area code 505; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
San Miguel
Metro area
Las Vegas, NM
Population
17,339
Coordinates
35.5421, -104.9335
☼ Live from 87701 — Las Vegas, NM

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Where 87701 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87701
  • 🔢 Type 87701 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOLLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 87701 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101011010010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87654 (Spaceport City, NM, 211 mi away) and 87710 (Angel Fire, NM, 60 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87701 becomes 10778, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01778, 07718, 07871, 17078, 17087, 17870, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01778 in Wayland, MA, 1,851 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯456 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87701 and you would come out at 35.54°S, 75.07°E — 985 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 1,601.8 square miles of land, 87701 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 1,216 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,339This ZIP17,339
Households7,925This ZIP7,925
Housing units9,450This ZIP9,450
Median age45.7This ZIP45.7New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$49,920This ZIP$49,920New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$182,200This ZIP$182,200New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$811This ZIP$811New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.0%This ZIP29.0%
Mean commute18.2 minThis ZIP18.2 min
Population density10.8 / sq miThis ZIP10.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments334This ZIP334
Employees7,564This ZIP7,564
Annual payroll$175,033,000This ZIP$175,033,000
Tax returns filed8,130This ZIP8,130
Total adjusted gross income$351,098,000This ZIP$351,098,000

Land area

Land area1,601.81 sq miThis ZIP1,601.81 sq mi
Water area3.07 sq miThis ZIP3.07 sq mi

Other place names in 87701

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

ZIP codes near 87701

ZIPCityDistance
87750 Valmora, NM 19.5 mi
87753 Watrous, NM 22.2 mi
87711 Anton Chico, NM 24.0 mi
87569 Serafina, NM 24.8 mi
87745 Sapello, NM 25.4 mi
87724 La Loma, NM 25.7 mi
87712 Buena Vista, NM 26.9 mi
87731 Montezuma, NM 28.4 mi
88421 Garita, NM 28.7 mi
87583 Villanueva, NM 29.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87701?

87701 is in Las Vegas, New Mexico, in San Miguel County, part of the Las Vegas, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.5421, -104.9335.

What county is 87701 in?

87701 lies in San Miguel County.

What area code is 87701?

Las Vegas uses area code 505, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 87701 in?

87701 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87701?

About 17,339 people live in ZIP code 87701, in 7,925 households, at 10.8 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 87701?

$49,920 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87701?

The closest are 87750 (19.5 mi), 87753 (22.2 mi), 87711 (24 mi), 87569 (24.8 mi) and 87745 (25.4 mi).

Is 87701 a PO Box ZIP code?

87701 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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