87712
ZIP 87712 is Buena Vista, New Mexico, in Mora County; area code 575; Mountain time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- County
- Mora
- Metro area
- Las Vegas, NM
- Population
- 397
- Coordinates
- 35.8831, -105.1660
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Where 87712 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 87712 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZILLB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 87,712 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2741. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101011010100000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87711 (Anton Chico, NM, 45 mi away) and 87713 (Chacon, NM, 23 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 87712 becomes 21778 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rocky Ridge, MD, 1,536 miles away.
- 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12778, 12787, 17728, 17827, 17872, 21778, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12778 in Smallwood, NY, 1,674 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
- 🎯451 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87712 and you would come out at 35.88°S, 74.83°E — 959 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
- 📏 At 70.5 square miles of land, 87712 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 54 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 397This ZIP397 |
|---|---|
| Households | 171This ZIP171 |
| Housing units | 215This ZIP215 |
| Median age | 38.0This ZIP38.0New Mexico39.4US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $12,274This ZIP$12,274New Mexico$64,059US $80,734 |
| Median home value | under $10,000This ZIPunder $10,000New Mexico$248,100US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 30.0%This ZIP30.0% |
| Population density | 5.6 / sq miThis ZIP5.6 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 70.54 sq miThis ZIP70.54 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.82 sq miThis ZIP0.82 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 87712
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
87736 | Rainsville, NM | 6.6 mi |
87745 | Sapello, NM | 8.5 mi |
87735 | Ojo Feliz, NM | 11.7 mi |
87753 | Watrous, NM | 11.9 mi |
87750 | Valmora, NM | 14.0 mi |
87742 | Rociada, NM | 15.6 mi |
87715 | Cleveland, NM | 16.8 mi |
87723 | Holman, NM | 16.9 mi |
87732 | Mora, NM | 18.0 mi |
87731 | Montezuma, NM | 18.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 87712?
87712 is in Buena Vista, New Mexico, in Mora County, part of the Las Vegas, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.8831, -105.1660.
What county is 87712 in?
87712 lies in Mora County.
What area code is 87712?
Buena Vista uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 87712 in?
87712 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 87712?
About 397 people live in ZIP code 87712, in 171 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 87712?
$12,274 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.
What ZIP codes are near 87712?
The closest are 87736 (6.6 mi), 87745 (8.5 mi), 87735 (11.7 mi), 87753 (11.9 mi) and 87750 (14 mi).
Is 87712 a PO Box ZIP code?
87712 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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