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87048

ZIP 87048 is Corrales, New Mexico, mostly in Sandoval County; area code 505; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Sandoval +1 more
Metro area
Albuquerque, NM
Population
9,069
Coordinates
35.2396, -106.6271
☼ Live from 87048 — Corrales, NM

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Where 87048 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 87048
  • 🔢 Type 87048 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhOLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,048 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 13 × 31. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010000001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87047 (Sandia Park, NM, 19 mi away) and 87049 (San Fidel, NM, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87048 becomes 84078 — and that is a real ZIP code: Vernal, UT, 394 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07848, 47808, 47880, 48708, 48807, 48870, …). The farthest-flung twin is 07848 in Lafayette, NJ, 1,771 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯543 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87048 and you would come out at 35.24°S, 73.37°E — 988 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 11.0 square miles of land, 87048 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,069This ZIP9,069
Households3,666This ZIP3,666
Housing units4,065This ZIP4,065
Median age55.4This ZIP55.4New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$102,004This ZIP$102,004New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$574,000This ZIP$574,000New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,143This ZIP$1,143New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.2%This ZIP50.2%
Mean commute28.8 minThis ZIP28.8 min
Population density825.1 / sq miThis ZIP825.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments203This ZIP203
Employees1,251This ZIP1,251
Annual payroll$61,183,000This ZIP$61,183,000
Tax returns filed4,810This ZIP4,810
Total adjusted gross income$723,933,000This ZIP$723,933,000

Land area

Land area10.99 sq miThis ZIP10.99 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Counties 87048 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Sandoval County 98.1%
Bernalillo County 1.9%

Other place names in 87048

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

ZIP codes near 87048

ZIPCityDistance
87114 Albuquerque, NM 4.2 mi
87113 Albuquerque, NM 4.3 mi
87109 Albuquerque, NM 6.7 mi
87107 Albuquerque, NM 7.1 mi
87144 Rio Rancho, NM 7.8 mi
87122 Albuquerque, NM 8.3 mi
87004 Bernalillo, NM 9.1 mi
87111 Albuquerque, NM 9.3 mi
87110 Albuquerque, NM 9.5 mi
87124 Rio Rancho, NM 9.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87048?

87048 is in Corrales, New Mexico, in Sandoval County, part of the Albuquerque, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2396, -106.6271.

What county is 87048 in?

87048 spans 2 counties: Sandoval County and Bernalillo County. Most of it falls in Sandoval County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 87048?

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

What time zone is 87048 in?

87048 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87048?

About 9,069 people live in ZIP code 87048, in 3,666 households, at 825.1 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 87048?

$102,004 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87048?

The closest are 87114 (4.2 mi), 87113 (4.3 mi), 87109 (6.7 mi), 87107 (7.1 mi) and 87144 (7.8 mi).

Is 87048 a PO Box ZIP code?

87048 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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