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Where 87824 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 87824 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZBLB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 87,824 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 499. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101011100010000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87823 (Lemitar, NM, 118 mi away) and 87825 (Magdalena, NM, 77 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 87824 becomes 42878, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24878, 24887, 27884, 28478, 28748, 28784, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27884 in Stokes, NC, 1,797 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
- 🎯708 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87824 and you would come out at 33.83°S, 71.02°E — 1,073 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
- 📏 At 140.2 square miles of land, 87824 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 106 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 152This ZIP152 |
|---|---|
| Households | 68This ZIP68 |
| Housing units | 203This ZIP203 |
| Median age | 65.7This ZIP65.7New Mexico39.4US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 40.8%This ZIP40.8% |
| Population density | 1.1 / sq miThis ZIP1.1 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 140.19 sq miThis ZIP140.19 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi |
Other place names in 87824
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 87824
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
85920 | Alpine, AZ | 11.5 mi |
85932 | Nutrioso, AZ | 15.0 mi |
87830 | Reserve, NM | 16.5 mi |
85922 | Blue, AZ | 23.5 mi |
87820 | Aragon, NM | 23.9 mi |
85925 | Eagar, AZ | 25.0 mi |
85927 | Greer, AZ | 30.6 mi |
87829 | Quemado, NM | 33.7 mi |
85938 | Springerville, AZ | 33.9 mi |
88039 | Glenwood, NM | 43.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 87824?
87824 is in Luna, New Mexico, in Catron County. Its published point location is 33.8286, -108.9817.
What county is 87824 in?
87824 lies in Catron County.
What area code is 87824?
Luna uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 87824 in?
87824 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 87824?
About 152 people live in ZIP code 87824, in 68 households, at 1.1 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 87824?
The closest are 85920 (11.5 mi), 85932 (15 mi), 87830 (16.5 mi), 85922 (23.5 mi) and 87820 (23.9 mi).
Is 87824 a PO Box ZIP code?
87824 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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