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87711

ZIP 87711 is Anton Chico, New Mexico, mostly in San Miguel County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
San Miguel +1 more
Metro area
Las Vegas, NM
Population
1,033
Coordinates
35.2382, -105.1391
☼ Live from 87711 — Anton Chico, NM

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Where 87711 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87711
  • 🔢 Type 87711 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IILLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,711 = 3 × 13 × 13 × 173. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101011010011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87710 (Angel Fire, NM, 79 mi away) and 87712 (Buena Vista, NM, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87711 becomes 11778 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rocky Point, NY, 1,784 miles away.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11778, 11787, 78117, 78711, 87117). The farthest-flung twin is 11778 in Rocky Point, NY, 1,784 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% 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 87711 and you would come out at 35.24°S, 74.86°E — 1,003 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 183.7 square miles of land, 87711 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 139 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,033This ZIP1,033
Households367This ZIP367
Housing units399This ZIP399
Median age40.9This ZIP40.9New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$35,521This ZIP$35,521New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher4.2%This ZIP4.2%
Mean commute37.3 minThis ZIP37.3 min
Population density5.6 / sq miThis ZIP5.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees15This ZIP15
Annual payroll$804,000This ZIP$804,000
Tax returns filed280This ZIP280
Total adjusted gross income$8,439,000This ZIP$8,439,000

Land area

Land area183.73 sq miThis ZIP183.73 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Counties 87711 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
San Miguel County 75.3%
Guadalupe County 24.7%

Other place names in 87711

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

ZIP codes near 87711

ZIPCityDistance
87724 La Loma, NM 9.8 mi
87569 Serafina, NM 12.2 mi
87583 Villanueva, NM 12.4 mi
87560 Ribera, NM 21.9 mi
87701 Las Vegas, NM 24.0 mi
87565 San Jose, NM 26.9 mi
87538 Ilfeld, NM 28.5 mi
88435 Santa Rosa, NM 30.1 mi
87562 Rowe, NM 31.3 mi
87731 Montezuma, NM 35.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87711?

87711 is in Anton Chico, New Mexico, in San Miguel County, part of the Las Vegas, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2382, -105.1391.

What county is 87711 in?

87711 spans 2 counties: San Miguel County and Guadalupe 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 87711?

Anton Chico uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 87711 in?

87711 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87711?

About 1,033 people live in ZIP code 87711, in 367 households, at 5.6 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 87711?

$35,521 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87711?

The closest are 87724 (9.8 mi), 87569 (12.2 mi), 87583 (12.4 mi), 87560 (21.9 mi) and 87701 (24 mi).

Is 87711 a PO Box ZIP code?

87711 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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