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87941

ZIP 87941 is Salem, 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
988
Coordinates
32.7066, -107.2150
☼ Live from 87941 — Salem, NM

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Where 87941 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 87941
  • 🔢 Type 87941 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhGLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,941 = 7 × 17 × 739. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101011110000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87940 (Rincon, NM, 13 mi away) and 87942 (Williamsburg, NM, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87941 becomes 14978, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14879, 14897, 17948, 18947, 18974, 19478, …). The farthest-flung twin is 18974 in Warminster, PA, 1,849 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯687 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87941 and you would come out at 32.71°S, 72.79°E — 1,157 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 7.9 square miles of land, 87941 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population988This ZIP988
Households277This ZIP277
Housing units297This ZIP297
Median age38.7This ZIP38.7New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$31,332This ZIP$31,332New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$61,700This ZIP$61,700New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher2.2%This ZIP2.2%
Mean commute29.2 minThis ZIP29.2 min
Population density125.4 / sq miThis ZIP125.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees2This ZIP2
Annual payroll$258,000This ZIP$258,000
Tax returns filed590This ZIP590
Total adjusted gross income$18,477,000This ZIP$18,477,000

Land area

Land area7.88 sq miThis ZIP7.88 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Other place names in 87941

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ZIP codes near 87941

ZIPCityDistance
87936 Garfield, NM 4.2 mi
87933 Derry, NM 6.9 mi
87937 Hatch, NM 8.0 mi
87930 Arrey, NM 11.5 mi
87940 Rincon, NM 12.9 mi
87931 Caballo, NM 16.8 mi
88042 Hillsboro, NM 21.6 mi
88054 Radium Springs, NM 23.1 mi
87654 Spaceport City, NM 24.2 mi
87942 Williamsburg, NM 25.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87941?

87941 is in Salem, New Mexico, in Doña Ana County, part of the Las Cruces, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.7066, -107.2150.

What county is 87941 in?

87941 lies in Doña Ana County.

What area code is 87941?

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

What time zone is 87941 in?

87941 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87941?

About 988 people live in ZIP code 87941, in 277 households, at 125.4 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 87941?

$31,332 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87941?

The closest are 87936 (4.2 mi), 87933 (6.9 mi), 87937 (8 mi), 87930 (11.5 mi) and 87940 (12.9 mi).

Is 87941 a PO Box ZIP code?

87941 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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