ZIP code · Shiprock · New Mexico · United States
ZIP code 87420 — Shiprock
ZIP code 87420 serves Shiprock, New Mexico.
- Postal code
- 87420Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Shiprock
- County
- San Juan FIPS 35045
- State
- New Mexico
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 36.6560, -108.7355 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 11,048 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 20 / sq mi
- Land area
- 553.4 sq mi (1,433.4 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $38,079
- Per-capita income
- $19,851
- Median age
- 35.4
- Households
- 3,195
- Housing units
- 3,978
- Median home value
- $101,600
- Median gross rent
- $693 / month
- Congressional district
- NM-3 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 7a (0 to 5 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Denver (UTC−7 / UTC−6 DST)
- Area code
- 505Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 87420
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 92°F), coldest Dec (avg low 16°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 43 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 78 | 88 | 92 | 89 | 82 | 70 | 56 | 44 |
| Avg low °F | 16 | 18 | 26 | 31 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 56 | 47 | 34 | 22 | 16 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: FRUITLAND (22.2 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 87420
- 13 schools
- 2 colleges & universities
- 3 hospitals & clinics
- 1 doctors & dentists
- 1 supermarkets
- 13 restaurants & cafés
- 3 parks
- 4 playgrounds
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 4 places of worship
- 1 banks
- 6 gas stations
- 2 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page