ZIP Code 87829

87829 is one of New Mexico's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Quemado, Catron County.

City: Quemado
County: Catron County
State: New Mexico
Prefix: 878xx

Where this code sits

87829 is part of the 878xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Quemado.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 87829 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

505 Area code 505

ZIP codes nearest 87829

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 87829.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 87827	23 mi	Pie Town, NM
ZIP code 87820	29 mi	Aragon, NM
ZIP code 85925	33 mi	Eagar, AZ
ZIP code 87315	33 mi	Fence Lake, NM
ZIP code 87824	33 mi	Luna, NM
ZIP code 85938	33 mi	Springerville, AZ
ZIP code 85932	34 mi	Nutrioso, AZ
ZIP code 85920	37 mi	Alpine, AZ

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 87829, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 87829. 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.