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87936

ZIP 87936 is Garfield, New Mexico, mostly in Doña Ana County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Doña Ana +1 more
Metro area
Las Cruces, NM
Population
214
Coordinates
32.7532, -107.2602
☼ Live from 87936 — Garfield, NM

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Where 87936 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87936
  • 🔢 Type 87936 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEGLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,936 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 229. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101011110000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87935 (Elephant Butte, NM, 35 mi away) and 87937 (Hatch, NM, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87936 becomes 63978, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (36879, 37869, 38679, 38769, 38967, 39867, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96378 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,984 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯687 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87936 and you would come out at 32.75°S, 72.74°E — 1,154 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 13.6 square miles of land, 87936 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 10 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population214This ZIP214
Households103This ZIP103
Housing units165This ZIP165
Median age67.9This ZIP67.9New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$22,043This ZIP$22,043New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$183,200This ZIP$183,200New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher3.2%This ZIP3.2%
Population density15.7 / sq miThis ZIP15.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees14This ZIP14
Annual payroll$672,000This ZIP$672,000
Tax returns filed160This ZIP160
Total adjusted gross income$8,475,000This ZIP$8,475,000

Land area

Land area13.64 sq miThis ZIP13.64 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Counties 87936 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Doña Ana County 86.7%
Sierra County 13.3%

Other place names in 87936

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

ZIP codes near 87936

ZIPCityDistance
87933 Derry, NM 2.8 mi
87941 Salem, NM 4.2 mi
87930 Arrey, NM 7.4 mi
87937 Hatch, NM 11.8 mi
87931 Caballo, NM 12.8 mi
87940 Rincon, NM 16.6 mi
88042 Hillsboro, NM 18.2 mi
87942 Williamsburg, NM 21.9 mi
87654 Spaceport City, NM 23.5 mi
88054 Radium Springs, NM 27.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87936?

87936 is in Garfield, New Mexico, in Doña Ana County, part of the Las Cruces, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.7532, -107.2602.

What county is 87936 in?

87936 spans 2 counties: Doña Ana County and Sierra County. Most of it falls in Doña Ana 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 87936?

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

What time zone is 87936 in?

87936 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87936?

About 214 people live in ZIP code 87936, in 103 households, at 15.7 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 87936?

$22,043 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87936?

The closest are 87933 (2.8 mi), 87941 (4.2 mi), 87930 (7.4 mi), 87937 (11.8 mi) and 87931 (12.8 mi).

Is 87936 a PO Box ZIP code?

87936 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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