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Placitas ZIP codes, New Mexico

No ZIP code is named for Placitas, NM; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 87043 and 87001. Its area code is 505.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
4,223
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.

Placitas in numbers

About 4,223 people live in Placitas, in 2,160 households. The median household income is $109,750 a year, 71% above the New Mexico median of $64,059 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $562,100 (2.3 times the New Mexico median), and median gross rent is $2,717 a month. The median age is 64.8; 65.5% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (31.0% across New Mexico); the average commute takes 31 minutes.

Population4,223Placitas4,223
Households2,160Placitas2,160
Median age64.8Placitas64.8New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$109,750Placitas$109,750New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$562,100Placitas$562,100New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,717Placitas$2,717New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher65.5%Placitas65.5%New Mexico31.0%US 35.7%
Mean commute31.4 minPlacitas31.4 minNew Mexico23.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density143 / sq miPlacitas143 / 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 covering 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
87001 Algodones , NM Standard 3,560 $68,547 $215,800
87043 Placitas , NM Standard 4,223 $109,750 $562,100

Map of Placitas ZIP codes

8700187043

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 Bernalillo (9,086 people, 6.3 mi), Corrales (8,555 people, 12 mi) and North Valley (10,455 people, 14 mi).

Towns near Placitas
TownPopulationDistance
Bernalillo 9,086 6.3 mi
Sandia Heights 3,160 10.6 mi
Corrales 8,555 11.9 mi
North Valley 10,455 14.5 mi
Rio Rancho 108,515 14.7 mi
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque 5,857 15.9 mi
Paradise Hills 4,591 17.0 mi
Edgewood 6,124 18.2 mi
Albuquerque 562,218 18.9 mi
Kirtland AFB 3,413 20.1 mi
South Valley 37,120 25.6 mi
La Cienega 3,543 25.7 mi

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