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87718

ZIP 87718 is Eagle Nest, New Mexico, in Colfax County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Colfax
Metro area
none
Population
542
Coordinates
36.5977, -105.2396
☼ Live from 87718 — Eagle Nest, NM

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Where 87718 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87718
  • 🔢 Type 87718 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BILLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,718 = 2 × 61 × 719. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101011010100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87715 (Cleveland, NM, 42 mi away) and 87722 (Guadalupita, NM, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87718 becomes 81778, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (17878, 17887, 77881, 78718, 78871, 87187). The farthest-flung twin is 17878 in Stillwater, PA, 1,579 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯425 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87718 and you would come out at 36.60°S, 74.76°E — 910 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 177.0 square miles of land, 87718 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 134 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population542This ZIP542
Households216This ZIP216
Housing units909This ZIP909
Median age49.1This ZIP49.1New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$58,462This ZIP$58,462New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$310,700This ZIP$310,700New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$894This ZIP$894New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%This ZIP21.4%
Mean commute15.5 minThis ZIP15.5 min
Population density3.1 / sq miThis ZIP3.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees35This ZIP35
Annual payroll$1,213,000This ZIP$1,213,000
Tax returns filed250This ZIP250
Total adjusted gross income$13,916,000This ZIP$13,916,000

Land area

Land area177.04 sq miThis ZIP177.04 sq mi
Water area0.86 sq miThis ZIP0.86 sq mi

Other place names in 87718

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ZIP codes near 87718

ZIPCityDistance
87749 Ute Park, NM 6.4 mi
87558 Red River, NM 13.1 mi
87714 Cimarron, NM 13.6 mi
87525 Taos Ski Valley, NM 14.3 mi
87710 Angel Fire, NM 14.9 mi
87580 Valdez, NM 18.8 mi
87571 Taos, NM 20.2 mi
87514 Arroyo Seco, NM 20.6 mi
87564 San Cristobal, NM 21.0 mi
87556 Questa, NM 23.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87718?

87718 is in Eagle Nest, New Mexico, in Colfax County. Its published point location is 36.5977, -105.2396.

What county is 87718 in?

87718 lies in Colfax County.

What area code is 87718?

Eagle Nest uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 87718 in?

87718 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87718?

About 542 people live in ZIP code 87718, in 216 households, at 3.1 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 87718?

$58,462 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87718?

The closest are 87749 (6.4 mi), 87558 (13.1 mi), 87714 (13.6 mi), 87525 (14.3 mi) and 87710 (14.9 mi).

Is 87718 a PO Box ZIP code?

87718 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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