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87031

ZIP 87031 is Los Lunas, New Mexico, in Valencia County; area code 505; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Valencia
Metro area
Albuquerque, NM
Population
47,514
Coordinates
34.7791, -106.7257
☼ Live from 87031 — Los Lunas, NM

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Where 87031 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87031
  • 🔢 Type 87031 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEOLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,031 = 7 × 12433. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101001111110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87029 (Lindrith, NM, 115 mi away) and 87032 (Mcintosh, NM, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87031 becomes 13078 — and that is a real ZIP code: Jamesville, NY, 1,732 miles away.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01378, 03781, 03817, 03871, 07831, 08317, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03871 in Rye Beach, NH, 1,998 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯567 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87031 and you would come out at 34.78°S, 73.27°E — 1,019 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 255.7 square miles of land, 87031 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 194 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population47,514This ZIP47,514
Households15,957This ZIP15,957
Housing units17,380This ZIP17,380
Median age38.0This ZIP38.0New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$60,902This ZIP$60,902New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$229,500This ZIP$229,500New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,062This ZIP$1,062New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%This ZIP20.3%
Mean commute31.5 minThis ZIP31.5 min
Population density185.8 / sq miThis ZIP185.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments518This ZIP518
Employees6,753This ZIP6,753
Annual payroll$286,513,000This ZIP$286,513,000
Tax returns filed19,490This ZIP19,490
Total adjusted gross income$1,132,147,000This ZIP$1,132,147,000

Land area

Land area255.74 sq miThis ZIP255.74 sq mi
Water area0.37 sq miThis ZIP0.37 sq mi

Other place names in 87031

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ZIP codes near 87031

ZIPCityDistance
87060 Tome, NM 2.9 mi
87042 Peralta, NM 4.1 mi
87068 Bosque Farms, NM 9.0 mi
87022 Isleta, NM 9.2 mi
87002 Belen, NM 11.5 mi
87023 Jarales, NM 12.6 mi
87105 Albuquerque, NM 15.0 mi
87106 Albuquerque, NM 17.1 mi
87151 Albuquerque, NM 17.5 mi
87103 Albuquerque, NM 18.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87031?

87031 is in Los Lunas, New Mexico, in Valencia County, part of the Albuquerque, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7791, -106.7257.

What county is 87031 in?

87031 lies in Valencia County.

What area code is 87031?

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

What time zone is 87031 in?

87031 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87031?

About 47,514 people live in ZIP code 87031, in 15,957 households, at 185.8 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 87031?

$60,902 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87031?

The closest are 87060 (2.9 mi), 87042 (4.1 mi), 87068 (9 mi), 87022 (9.2 mi) and 87002 (11.5 mi).

Is 87031 a PO Box ZIP code?

87031 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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