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Placitas ZIP code, New Mexico

The ZIP code for Placitas, NM is 87043, and its area code is 505.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
516
Area code
505

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Placitas itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Albuquerque (7.2 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Placitas uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Placitas in numbers

About 516 people live in Placitas, in 168 households. Median gross rent is $462 a month. The median age is 19.4; 0.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (31.0% across New Mexico).

Population516Placitas516
Households168Placitas168
Median age19.4Placitas19.4New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median gross rent$462Placitas$462New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%Placitas0.0%New Mexico31.0%US 35.7%
Population density3,880 / sq miPlacitas3,880 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Placitas

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Placitas
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
87043 Placitas , NM Standard 4,223 $109,750 $562,100

Other ZIP codes overlapping Placitas

These ZIP codes cover part of Placitas but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Placitas
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
87937 Hatch , NM Standard 2,990 $39,495 $97,400

Map of Placitas ZIP codes

87043

The ZIP codes of Placitas, 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 Placitas

The nearest larger towns are Hatch (1,588 people, 0.7 mi), Salem (916 people, 3.8 mi) and Radium Springs (1,908 people, 20 mi).

More nearby: every ZIP code in Sandoval County · New Mexico ZIP codes

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