ZIP Code 87420

87420 is one of New Mexico's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Shiprock, San Juan County.

City: Shiprock
County: San Juan County
State: New Mexico
Prefix: 874xx

Where this code sits

87420 is part of the 874xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Shiprock.

Shiprock New Mexico ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 87420 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

505 Area code 505

ZIP codes nearest 87420

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 87420.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 87421	14 mi	Waterflow, NM
ZIP code 87416	18 mi	Fruitland, NM
ZIP code 87461	18 mi	Sanostee, NM
ZIP code 87417	22 mi	Kirtland, NM
ZIP code 87455	26 mi	Newcomb, NM
ZIP code 87401	31 mi	Farmington, NM
ZIP code 86507	33 mi	Lukachukai, AZ
ZIP code 87402	34 mi	Farmington, NM

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 87420, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 87420. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.