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87001

ZIP 87001 is Algodones, New Mexico, in Sandoval County; area code 505; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Sandoval
Metro area
Albuquerque, NM
Population
3,560
Coordinates
35.4143, -106.3828
☼ Live from 87001 — Algodones, NM

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Where 87001 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87001
  • 🔢 Type 87001 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOOLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,001 = 19 × 19 × 241. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101001111011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 86556 (Tsaile, AZ, 169 mi away) and 87002 (Belen, NM, 59 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87001 becomes 10078, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00718, 07018, 07081, 07108, 07801, 08071, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00718 in Naguabo, PR, 2,747 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯524 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87001 and you would come out at 35.41°S, 73.62°E — 978 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 99.6 square miles of land, 87001 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 76 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,560This ZIP3,560
Households1,032This ZIP1,032
Housing units1,118This ZIP1,118
Median age39.4This ZIP39.4New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$68,547This ZIP$68,547New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$215,800This ZIP$215,800New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher14.8%This ZIP14.8%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density35.8 / sq miThis ZIP35.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees376This ZIP376
Annual payroll$20,198,000This ZIP$20,198,000
Tax returns filed1,810This ZIP1,810
Total adjusted gross income$68,629,000This ZIP$68,629,000

Land area

Land area99.58 sq miThis ZIP99.58 sq mi
Water area0.40 sq miThis ZIP0.40 sq mi

Other place names in 87001

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ZIP codes near 87001

ZIPCityDistance
87052 Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM 7.9 mi
87043 Placitas, NM 9.7 mi
87047 Sandia Park, NM 12.5 mi
87004 Bernalillo, NM 12.5 mi
87041 Pena Blanca, NM 13.4 mi
87072 Cochiti Pueblo, NM 13.4 mi
87010 Cerrillos, NM 13.8 mi
87083 Cochiti Lake, NM 16.0 mi
87122 Albuquerque, NM 16.8 mi
87048 Corrales, NM 18.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87001?

87001 is in Algodones, New Mexico, in Sandoval County, part of the Albuquerque, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.4143, -106.3828.

What county is 87001 in?

87001 lies in Sandoval County.

What area code is 87001?

Algodones uses area code 505, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 87001 in?

87001 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87001?

About 3,560 people live in ZIP code 87001, in 1,032 households, at 35.8 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 87001?

$68,547 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87001?

The closest are 87052 (7.9 mi), 87043 (9.7 mi), 87047 (12.5 mi), 87004 (12.5 mi) and 87041 (13.4 mi).

Is 87001 a PO Box ZIP code?

87001 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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