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87043

ZIP 87043 is Placitas, New Mexico, in Sandoval County; area code 505; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Sandoval
Metro area
Albuquerque, NM
Population
4,223
Coordinates
35.2789, -106.4309
☼ Live from 87043 — Placitas, NM

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Where 87043 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87043
  • 🔢 Type 87043 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhOLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,043 = 11 × 41 × 193. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010000000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87042 (Peralta, NM, 34 mi away) and 87044 (Ponderosa, NM, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87043 becomes 34078, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03748, 03784, 03847, 03874, 04738, 04783, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04738 in Crouseville, ME, 2,124 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯532 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87043 and you would come out at 35.28°S, 73.57°E — 987 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 46m.
  • 📏 At 107.7 square miles of land, 87043 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 82 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,223This ZIP4,223
Households2,160This ZIP2,160
Housing units2,383This ZIP2,383
Median age64.8This ZIP64.8New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$109,750This ZIP$109,750New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$562,100This ZIP$562,100New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,717This ZIP$2,717New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher65.5%This ZIP65.5%
Mean commute31.4 minThis ZIP31.4 min
Population density39.2 / sq miThis ZIP39.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments92This ZIP92
Employees389This ZIP389
Annual payroll$24,333,000This ZIP$24,333,000
Tax returns filed2,860This ZIP2,860
Total adjusted gross income$355,656,000This ZIP$355,656,000

Land area

Land area107.66 sq miThis ZIP107.66 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 87043

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ZIP codes near 87043

ZIPCityDistance
87122 Albuquerque, NM 7.2 mi
87047 Sandia Park, NM 8.3 mi
87008 Cedar Crest, NM 9.1 mi
87001 Algodones, NM 9.7 mi
87113 Albuquerque, NM 9.9 mi
87111 Albuquerque, NM 10.6 mi
87004 Bernalillo, NM 11.2 mi
87048 Corrales, NM 11.4 mi
87109 Albuquerque, NM 12.0 mi
87112 Albuquerque, NM 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87043?

87043 is in Placitas, New Mexico, in Sandoval County, part of the Albuquerque, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2789, -106.4309.

What county is 87043 in?

87043 lies in Sandoval County.

What area code is 87043?

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

What time zone is 87043 in?

87043 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87043?

About 4,223 people live in ZIP code 87043, in 2,160 households, at 39.2 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 87043?

$109,750 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87043?

The closest are 87122 (7.2 mi), 87047 (8.3 mi), 87008 (9.1 mi), 87001 (9.7 mi) and 87113 (9.9 mi).

Is 87043 a PO Box ZIP code?

87043 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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