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87072

ZIP 87072 is Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico, in Sandoval County; area code 505; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Sandoval
Metro area
Albuquerque, NM
Population
789
Coordinates
35.6083, -106.3955
☼ Live from 87072 — Cochiti Pueblo, NM

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Where 87072 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 87072
  • 🔢 Type 87072 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLOLB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,072 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 907. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010000100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87070 (Clines Corners, NM, 55 mi away) and 87083 (Cochiti Lake, NM, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87072 becomes 27078, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02877, 07728, 07827, 20778, 20787, 20877, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02877 in Slocum, RI, 1,914 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯517 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87072 and you would come out at 35.61°S, 73.60°E — 965 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 17.8 square miles of land, 87072 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population789This ZIP789
Households279This ZIP279
Housing units317This ZIP317
Median age47.3This ZIP47.3New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$83,472This ZIP$83,472New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$248,400This ZIP$248,400New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher5.5%This ZIP5.5%
Mean commute35.8 minThis ZIP35.8 min
Population density44.4 / sq miThis ZIP44.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees41This ZIP41
Annual payroll$2,307,000This ZIP$2,307,000

Land area

Land area17.78 sq miThis ZIP17.78 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 87072

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

ZIP codes near 87072

ZIPCityDistance
87083 Cochiti Lake, NM 3.1 mi
87041 Pena Blanca, NM 4.2 mi
87052 Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM 5.7 mi
87544 Los Alamos, NM 12.3 mi
87001 Algodones, NM 13.4 mi
87507 Santa Fe, NM 16.1 mi
87044 Ponderosa, NM 16.3 mi
87547 White Rock, NM 17.5 mi
87545 Los Alamos, NM 18.5 mi
87025 Jemez Springs, NM 20.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87072?

87072 is in Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico, in Sandoval County, part of the Albuquerque, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.6083, -106.3955.

What county is 87072 in?

87072 lies in Sandoval County.

What area code is 87072?

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

What time zone is 87072 in?

87072 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87072?

About 789 people live in ZIP code 87072, in 279 households, at 44.4 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 87072?

$83,472 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87072?

The closest are 87083 (3.1 mi), 87041 (4.2 mi), 87052 (5.7 mi), 87544 (12.3 mi) and 87001 (13.4 mi).

Is 87072 a PO Box ZIP code?

87072 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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