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Sandia Heights ZIP codes, New Mexico

No ZIP code is named for Sandia Heights, NM; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 87122. Its area code is 505.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
3,160
Area code
505

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Sandia Heights itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Albuquerque (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Sandia Heights in numbers

About 3,160 people live in Sandia Heights, in 1,469 households. The median household income is $143,646 a year, 2.2 times the New Mexico median of $64,059 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $670,100 (2.7 times the New Mexico median), and median gross rent is $3,050 a month. The median age is 63.3; 72.5% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (31.0% across New Mexico); the average commute takes 27 minutes.

Population3,160Sandia Heights3,160
Households1,469Sandia Heights1,469
Median age63.3Sandia Heights63.3New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$143,646Sandia Heights$143,646New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$670,100Sandia Heights$670,100New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$3,050Sandia Heights$3,050New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher72.5%Sandia Heights72.5%New Mexico31.0%US 35.7%
Mean commute27.0 minSandia Heights27.0 minNew Mexico23.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,713 / sq miSandia Heights1,713 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Sandia Heights

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

ZIP codes overlapping Sandia Heights
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
87122 Albuquerque , NM Standard 18,578 $169,041 $650,200

Map of Sandia Heights ZIP codes

87122

The ZIP codes of Sandia Heights, 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 Sandia Heights

The nearest larger towns are North Valley (10,455 people, 7.6 mi), Los Ranchos de Albuquerque (5,857 people, 8.9 mi) and Corrales (8,555 people, 9.0 mi).

Towns near Sandia Heights
TownPopulationDistance
North Valley 10,455 7.6 mi
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque 5,857 8.9 mi
Corrales 8,555 9.0 mi
Kirtland AFB 3,413 9.7 mi
Albuquerque 562,218 10.2 mi
Bernalillo 9,086 10.2 mi
Placitas 4,223 10.6 mi
Paradise Hills 4,591 12.2 mi
Rio Rancho 108,515 14.1 mi
Edgewood 6,124 15.4 mi
South Valley 37,120 15.8 mi
Bosque Farms 4,071 25.2 mi
Meadow Lake 4,259 26.1 mi
Peralta 3,404 26.4 mi

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