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87008

ZIP 87008 is Cedar Crest, New Mexico, in Bernalillo County; area code 505; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Bernalillo
Metro area
Albuquerque, NM
Population
2,520
Coordinates
35.1495, -106.4020
☼ Live from 87008 — Cedar Crest, NM

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Where 87008 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87008
  • 🔢 Type 87008 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOOLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,008 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2719. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101001111100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87007 (Casa Blanca, NM, 60 mi away) and 87009 (Cedarvale, NM, 67 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87008 becomes 80078, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07088, 07880, 08078, 08087, 08807, 08870, …). The farthest-flung twin is 07088 in Vauxhall, NJ, 1,782 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯537 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87008 and you would come out at 35.15°S, 73.60°E — 996 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 26.6 square miles of land, 87008 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,520This ZIP2,520
Households1,196This ZIP1,196
Housing units1,282This ZIP1,282
Median age52.4This ZIP52.4New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$85,673This ZIP$85,673New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$376,700This ZIP$376,700New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$952This ZIP$952New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher54.8%This ZIP54.8%
Mean commute35.1 minThis ZIP35.1 min
Population density94.6 / sq miThis ZIP94.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments76This ZIP76
Employees486This ZIP486
Annual payroll$26,020,000This ZIP$26,020,000
Tax returns filed1,290This ZIP1,290
Total adjusted gross income$140,171,000This ZIP$140,171,000

Land area

Land area26.63 sq miThis ZIP26.63 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 87008

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 87008

ZIPCityDistance
87122 Albuquerque, NM 5.8 mi
87111 Albuquerque, NM 6.4 mi
87123 Albuquerque, NM 7.2 mi
87112 Albuquerque, NM 7.3 mi
87043 Placitas, NM 9.1 mi
87047 Sandia Park, NM 9.5 mi
87109 Albuquerque, NM 9.8 mi
87113 Albuquerque, NM 10.2 mi
87110 Albuquerque, NM 10.4 mi
87115 Albuquerque, NM 10.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87008?

87008 is in Cedar Crest, New Mexico, in Bernalillo County, part of the Albuquerque, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1495, -106.4020.

What county is 87008 in?

87008 lies in Bernalillo County.

What area code is 87008?

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

What time zone is 87008 in?

87008 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87008?

About 2,520 people live in ZIP code 87008, in 1,196 households, at 94.6 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 87008?

$85,673 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87008?

The closest are 87122 (5.8 mi), 87111 (6.4 mi), 87123 (7.2 mi), 87112 (7.3 mi) and 87043 (9.1 mi).

Is 87008 a PO Box ZIP code?

87008 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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