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87940

ZIP 87940 is Rincon, New Mexico, in Doña Ana County; area code 575; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Doña Ana
Metro area
Las Cruces, NM
Population
393
Coordinates
32.6421, -107.0066
☼ Live from 87940 — Rincon, NM

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Where 87940 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87940
  • 🔢 Type 87940 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhGLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,940 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 4397. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101011110000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87939 (Monticello, NM, 54 mi away) and 87941 (Salem, NM, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87940 becomes 04978 — and that is a real ZIP code: Smithfield, ME, 2,149 miles away.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04978, 04987, 07849, 09847, 09874, 47809, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09874 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,114 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯683 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87940 and you would come out at 32.64°S, 72.99°E — 1,163 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 00m.
  • 📏 At 62.8 square miles of land, 87940 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 48 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population393This ZIP393
Households121This ZIP121
Housing units157This ZIP157
Median age60.4This ZIP60.4New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$56,750This ZIP$56,750New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher6.6%This ZIP6.6%
Mean commute26.4 minThis ZIP26.4 min
Population density6.3 / sq miThis ZIP6.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees105This ZIP105
Annual payroll$5,935,000This ZIP$5,935,000
Tax returns filed180This ZIP180
Total adjusted gross income$8,624,000This ZIP$8,624,000

Land area

Land area62.81 sq miThis ZIP62.81 sq mi
Water area0.75 sq miThis ZIP0.75 sq mi

Other place names in 87940

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ZIP codes near 87940

ZIPCityDistance
87937 Hatch, NM 11.5 mi
88054 Radium Springs, NM 11.9 mi
87941 Salem, NM 12.9 mi
88012 Las Cruces, NM 14.2 mi
88013 Las Cruces, NM 14.3 mi
87936 Garfield, NM 16.6 mi
88007 Las Cruces, NM 17.6 mi
87933 Derry, NM 18.9 mi
88032 Dona Ana, NM 20.8 mi
87930 Arrey, NM 23.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87940?

87940 is in Rincon, New Mexico, in Doña Ana County, part of the Las Cruces, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.6421, -107.0066.

What county is 87940 in?

87940 lies in Doña Ana County.

What area code is 87940?

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

What time zone is 87940 in?

87940 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87940?

About 393 people live in ZIP code 87940, in 121 households, at 6.3 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 87940?

$56,750 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87940?

The closest are 87937 (11.5 mi), 88054 (11.9 mi), 87941 (12.9 mi), 88012 (14.2 mi) and 88013 (14.3 mi).

Is 87940 a PO Box ZIP code?

87940 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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