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El Cerro Mission ZIP codes, New Mexico

No ZIP code is named for El Cerro Mission, NM; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 87031. Its area code is 505.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
5,323
Area code
505

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for El Cerro Mission itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Albuquerque (15.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

El Cerro Mission in numbers

About 5,323 people live in El Cerro Mission, in 1,595 households, the 45th-largest of New Mexico's 493 census places. The median household income is $49,470 a year, 23% below the New Mexico median of $64,059 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $115,300 (54% below the New Mexico median). The median age is 34.9; 6.1% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (31.0% across New Mexico); the average commute takes 46 minutes.

Population5,323El Cerro Mission5,323
Households1,595El Cerro Mission1,595
Median age34.9El Cerro Mission34.9New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$49,470El Cerro Mission$49,470New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$115,300El Cerro Mission$115,300New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher6.1%El Cerro Mission6.1%New Mexico31.0%US 35.7%
Mean commute46.0 minEl Cerro Mission46.0 minNew Mexico23.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density905 / sq miEl Cerro Mission905 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place El Cerro Mission CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering El Cerro Mission

These ZIP codes cover part of El Cerro Mission but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping El Cerro Mission
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
87031 Los Lunas , NM Standard 47,514 $60,902 $229,500

Map of El Cerro Mission ZIP codes

87031

The ZIP codes of El Cerro Mission, NM, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near El Cerro Mission

The nearest larger towns are Los Lunas (18,618 people, 8.5 mi), Belen (7,450 people, 9.3 mi) and South Valley (37,120 people, 17 mi).

Towns near El Cerro Mission
TownPopulationDistance
El Cerro 2,923 3.0 mi
Peralta 3,404 4.7 mi
Meadow Lake 4,259 4.8 mi
Bosque Farms 4,071 6.7 mi
Los Chaves 4,838 7.0 mi
Los Lunas 18,618 8.5 mi
Belen 7,450 9.3 mi
Rio Communities 4,925 9.4 mi
South Valley 37,120 16.7 mi
Kirtland AFB 3,413 19.9 mi
Albuquerque 562,218 23.2 mi
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque 5,857 27.2 mi
North Valley 10,455 28.0 mi
Sandia Heights 3,160 29.4 mi

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