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Where 87933 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 87933 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EEGLB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 87,933 = 3 × 29311. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101011101111101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87931 (Caballo, NM, 10 mi away) and 87935 (Elephant Butte, NM, 32 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 87933 becomes 33978, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33897, 37389, 37398, 37938, 38379, 38739, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33897 in Davenport, FL, 1,550 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
- 🎯686 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87933 and you would come out at 32.79°S, 72.72°E — 1,151 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 59m.
- 📏 At 1.1 square miles of land, 87933 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 541 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 1.12 sq miThis ZIP1.12 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 87933
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
87936 | Garfield, NM | 2.8 mi |
87930 | Arrey, NM | 4.9 mi |
87941 | Salem, NM | 6.9 mi |
87931 | Caballo, NM | 9.9 mi |
87937 | Hatch, NM | 14.6 mi |
88042 | Hillsboro, NM | 16.7 mi |
87940 | Rincon, NM | 18.9 mi |
87942 | Williamsburg, NM | 19.1 mi |
87654 | Spaceport City, NM | 22.6 mi |
87901 | Truth Or Consequences, NM | 29.7 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 87933 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 87933?
87933 is in Derry, New Mexico, in Sierra County. Its published point location is 32.7911, -107.2789.
What county is 87933 in?
87933 lies in Sierra County.
What area code is 87933?
Derry uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 87933 in?
87933 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 87933?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 87933. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 87933?
The closest are 87936 (2.8 mi), 87930 (4.9 mi), 87941 (6.9 mi), 87931 (9.9 mi) and 87937 (14.6 mi).
Is 87933 a PO Box ZIP code?
87933 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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