ZIP Code 87517

87517 is one of New Mexico's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Carson, Taos County.

City: Carson
County: Taos County
State: New Mexico
Prefix: 875xx

Where this code sits

87517 is part of the 875xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Carson.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 87517 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

505 Area code 505

ZIP codes nearest 87517

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 87517.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 87557	8.9 mi	Ranchos De Taos, NM
ZIP code 87571	10 mi	Taos, NM
ZIP code 87529	12 mi	El Prado, NM
ZIP code 87531	12 mi	Embudo, NM
ZIP code 87553	13 mi	Penasco, NM
ZIP code 87549	13 mi	Ojo Caliente, NM
ZIP code 87527	14 mi	Dixon, NM
ZIP code 87513	16 mi	Arroyo Hondo, 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 87517, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 87517. 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.