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87042

ZIP 87042 is Peralta, New Mexico, in Valencia County; area code 505; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Valencia
Metro area
Albuquerque, NM
Population
3,410
Coordinates
34.8283, -106.6862
☼ Live from 87042 — Peralta, NM

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Where 87042 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 87042
  • 🔢 Type 87042 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhOLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,042 = 2 × 3 × 89 × 163. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010000000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87041 (Pena Blanca, NM, 57 mi away) and 87043 (Placitas, NM, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87042 becomes 24078 — and that is a real ZIP code: Collinsville, VA, 1,502 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02478, 02748, 02874, 04287, 07428, 07842, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04287 in Bowdoin, ME, 2,041 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯563 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87042 and you would come out at 34.83°S, 73.31°E — 1,016 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 4.5 square miles of land, 87042 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,410This ZIP3,410
Households1,427This ZIP1,427
Housing units1,471This ZIP1,471
Median age39.9This ZIP39.9New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$73,057This ZIP$73,057New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$299,200This ZIP$299,200New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,237This ZIP$1,237New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.8%This ZIP25.8%
Mean commute32.4 minThis ZIP32.4 min
Population density757.6 / sq miThis ZIP757.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments56This ZIP56
Employees308This ZIP308
Annual payroll$13,163,000This ZIP$13,163,000
Tax returns filed1,740This ZIP1,740
Total adjusted gross income$121,435,000This ZIP$121,435,000

Land area

Land area4.50 sq miThis ZIP4.50 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 87042

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

ZIP codes near 87042

ZIPCityDistance
87031 Los Lunas, NM 4.1 mi
87068 Bosque Farms, NM 5.0 mi
87022 Isleta, NM 5.7 mi
87060 Tome, NM 6.8 mi
87105 Albuquerque, NM 11.5 mi
87106 Albuquerque, NM 13.1 mi
87103 Albuquerque, NM 14.9 mi
87119 Albuquerque, NM 14.9 mi
87125 Albuquerque, NM 14.9 mi
87131 Albuquerque, NM 14.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87042?

87042 is in Peralta, New Mexico, in Valencia County, part of the Albuquerque, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.8283, -106.6862.

What county is 87042 in?

87042 lies in Valencia County.

What area code is 87042?

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

What time zone is 87042 in?

87042 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87042?

About 3,410 people live in ZIP code 87042, in 1,427 households, at 757.6 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 87042?

$73,057 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87042?

The closest are 87031 (4.1 mi), 87068 (5 mi), 87022 (5.7 mi), 87060 (6.8 mi) and 87105 (11.5 mi).

Is 87042 a PO Box ZIP code?

87042 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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