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87059

ZIP 87059 is Tijeras, New Mexico, in Bernalillo County; area code 505; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Bernalillo
Metro area
Albuquerque, NM
Population
10,241
Coordinates
34.9968, -106.3006
☼ Live from 87059 — Tijeras, NM

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Where 87059 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87059
  • 🔢 Type 87059 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSOLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,059 = 7 × 12437. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010000010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87056 (Stanley, NM, 26 mi away) and 87060 (Tome, NM, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87059 becomes 95078, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (08759, 09875, 58079, 58790, 59078, 59087, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09875 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,951 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯539 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87059 and you would come out at 35.00°S, 73.70°E — 1,007 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 141.5 square miles of land, 87059 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 107 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,241This ZIP10,241
Households4,122This ZIP4,122
Housing units4,444This ZIP4,444
Median age47.1This ZIP47.1New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$92,315This ZIP$92,315New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$347,700This ZIP$347,700New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,405This ZIP$1,405New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.2%This ZIP43.2%
Mean commute32.3 minThis ZIP32.3 min
Population density72.4 / sq miThis ZIP72.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments143This ZIP143
Employees687This ZIP687
Annual payroll$31,346,000This ZIP$31,346,000
Tax returns filed4,690This ZIP4,690
Total adjusted gross income$424,273,000This ZIP$424,273,000

Land area

Land area141.54 sq miThis ZIP141.54 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 87059

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ZIP codes near 87059

ZIPCityDistance
87015 Edgewood, NM 8.6 mi
87123 Albuquerque, NM 10.6 mi
87008 Cedar Crest, NM 12.0 mi
87117 Kirtland Afb, NM 12.5 mi
87112 Albuquerque, NM 14.2 mi
87115 Albuquerque, NM 14.5 mi
87116 Albuquerque, NM 15.2 mi
87111 Albuquerque, NM 15.7 mi
87108 Albuquerque, NM 16.6 mi
87032 Mcintosh, NM 17.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87059?

87059 is in Tijeras, New Mexico, in Bernalillo County, part of the Albuquerque, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.9968, -106.3006.

What county is 87059 in?

87059 lies in Bernalillo County.

What area code is 87059?

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

What time zone is 87059 in?

87059 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87059?

About 10,241 people live in ZIP code 87059, in 4,122 households, at 72.4 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 87059?

$92,315 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87059?

The closest are 87015 (8.6 mi), 87123 (10.6 mi), 87008 (12 mi), 87117 (12.5 mi) and 87112 (14.2 mi).

Is 87059 a PO Box ZIP code?

87059 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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