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87710

ZIP 87710 is Angel Fire, New Mexico, in Colfax County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Colfax
Metro area
none
Population
1,519
Coordinates
36.3824, -105.2302
☼ Live from 87710 — Angel Fire, NM

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Where 87710 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87710
  • 🔢 Type 87710 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OILLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,710 = 2 × 5 × 7 × 7 × 179. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101011010011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87701 (Las Vegas, NM, 60 mi away) and 87711 (Anton Chico, NM, 79 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87710 becomes 01778 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wayland, MA, 1,843 miles away.
  • 👥 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, 1,843 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯433 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87710 and you would come out at 36.38°S, 74.77°E — 925 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
  • 📏 At 144.3 square miles of land, 87710 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 110 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,519This ZIP1,519
Households727This ZIP727
Housing units2,950This ZIP2,950
Median age61.6This ZIP61.6New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$83,125This ZIP$83,125New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$569,200This ZIP$569,200New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,148This ZIP$1,148New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher51.6%This ZIP51.6%
Mean commute22.8 minThis ZIP22.8 min
Population density10.5 / sq miThis ZIP10.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments110This ZIP110
Employees993This ZIP993
Annual payroll$31,478,000This ZIP$31,478,000

Land area

Land area144.34 sq miThis ZIP144.34 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq miThis ZIP0.27 sq mi

Other place names in 87710

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ZIP codes near 87710

ZIPCityDistance
87714 Cimarron, NM 11.1 mi
87571 Taos, NM 11.7 mi
87749 Ute Park, NM 14.6 mi
87718 Eagle Nest, NM 14.9 mi
87713 Chacon, NM 16.3 mi
87722 Guadalupita, NM 16.5 mi
87734 Ocate, NM 16.7 mi
87525 Taos Ski Valley, NM 21.1 mi
87580 Valdez, NM 22.7 mi
87514 Arroyo Seco, NM 23.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87710?

87710 is in Angel Fire, New Mexico, in Colfax County. Its published point location is 36.3824, -105.2302.

What county is 87710 in?

87710 lies in Colfax County.

What area code is 87710?

Angel Fire uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 87710 in?

87710 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87710?

About 1,519 people live in ZIP code 87710, in 727 households, at 10.5 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 87710?

$83,125 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87710?

The closest are 87714 (11.1 mi), 87571 (11.7 mi), 87749 (14.6 mi), 87718 (14.9 mi) and 87713 (16.3 mi).

Is 87710 a PO Box ZIP code?

87710 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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