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87068

ZIP 87068 is Bosque Farms, New Mexico, mostly in Bernalillo County; area code 505; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Bernalillo +1 more
Metro area
Albuquerque, NM
Population
5,432
Coordinates
34.8924, -106.6459
☼ Live from 87068 — Bosque Farms, NM

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Where 87068 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87068
  • 🔢 Type 87068 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgOLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,068 = 2 × 2 × 21767. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010000011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87064 (Youngsville, NM, 89 mi away) and 87070 (Clines Corners, NM, 52 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87068 becomes 86078, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06878, 08867, 08876, 67880, 68780, 68870, …). The farthest-flung twin is 06878 in Riverside, CT, 1,839 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯559 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87068 and you would come out at 34.89°S, 73.35°E — 1,011 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 48m.
  • 📏 At 37.1 square miles of land, 87068 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,432This ZIP5,432
Households2,067This ZIP2,067
Housing units2,225This ZIP2,225
Median age45.8This ZIP45.8New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$79,602This ZIP$79,602New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$263,500This ZIP$263,500New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$907This ZIP$907New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%This ZIP29.4%
Mean commute29.6 minThis ZIP29.6 min
Population density146.3 / sq miThis ZIP146.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments94This ZIP94
Employees770This ZIP770
Annual payroll$34,478,000This ZIP$34,478,000
Tax returns filed2,250This ZIP2,250
Total adjusted gross income$171,373,000This ZIP$171,373,000

Land area

Land area37.14 sq miThis ZIP37.14 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq miThis ZIP0.27 sq mi

Counties 87068 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Bernalillo County 53.7%
Valencia County 46.3%

Other place names in 87068

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ZIP codes near 87068

ZIPCityDistance
87022 Isleta, NM 3.0 mi
87042 Peralta, NM 5.0 mi
87105 Albuquerque, NM 7.4 mi
87106 Albuquerque, NM 8.2 mi
87031 Los Lunas, NM 9.0 mi
87117 Kirtland Afb, NM 10.1 mi
87103 Albuquerque, NM 10.6 mi
87119 Albuquerque, NM 10.6 mi
87125 Albuquerque, NM 10.6 mi
87131 Albuquerque, NM 10.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87068?

87068 is in Bosque Farms, New Mexico, in Bernalillo County, part of the Albuquerque, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.8924, -106.6459.

What county is 87068 in?

87068 spans 2 counties: Bernalillo County and Valencia County. Most of it falls in Bernalillo 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 87068?

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

What time zone is 87068 in?

87068 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87068?

About 5,432 people live in ZIP code 87068, in 2,067 households, at 146.3 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 87068?

$79,602 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87068?

The closest are 87022 (3 mi), 87042 (5 mi), 87105 (7.4 mi), 87106 (8.2 mi) and 87031 (9 mi).

Is 87068 a PO Box ZIP code?

87068 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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