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87102

ZIP 87102 is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in Bernalillo County; area code 505; Mountain time. Albuquerque has 42 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Bernalillo
Metro area
Albuquerque, NM
Population
20,123
Coordinates
35.0824, -106.6468
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Where 87102 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 87102
  • 🔢 Type 87102 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOILB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,102 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 1613. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010000111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87101 (Albuquerque, NM, 1 mi away) and 87103 (Albuquerque, NM, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87102 becomes 20178 — and that is a real ZIP code: Leesburg, VA, 1,620 miles away.
  • 👥 67 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01827, 02187, 02718, 02817, 02871, 07821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02718 in East Taunton, MA, 1,969 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯550 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87102 and you would come out at 35.08°S, 73.35°E — 998 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 47m.
  • 📏 At 6.5 square miles of land, 87102 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,123This ZIP20,123
Households10,516This ZIP10,516
Housing units11,505This ZIP11,505
Median age36.7This ZIP36.7New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$42,990This ZIP$42,990New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$197,300This ZIP$197,300New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$928This ZIP$928New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.1%This ZIP37.1%
Mean commute19.4 minThis ZIP19.4 min
Population density3,083.5 / sq miThis ZIP3,083.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,287This ZIP1,287
Employees18,185This ZIP18,185
Annual payroll$1,130,046,000This ZIP$1,130,046,000
Tax returns filed9,010This ZIP9,010
Total adjusted gross income$409,894,000This ZIP$409,894,000

Land area

Land area6.53 sq miThis ZIP6.53 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 87102

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ZIP codes near 87102

ZIPCityDistance
87158 Albuquerque, NM 0.3 mi
87197 Albuquerque, NM 0.3 mi
87198 Albuquerque, NM 0.3 mi
87101 Albuquerque, NM 1.0 mi
87104 Albuquerque, NM 2.1 mi
87103 Albuquerque, NM 3.0 mi
87119 Albuquerque, NM 3.0 mi
87125 Albuquerque, NM 3.0 mi
87131 Albuquerque, NM 3.0 mi
87153 Albuquerque, NM 3.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87102?

87102 is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in Bernalillo County, part of the Albuquerque, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.0824, -106.6468.

What county is 87102 in?

87102 lies in Bernalillo County.

What area code is 87102?

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

What time zone is 87102 in?

87102 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87102?

About 20,123 people live in ZIP code 87102, in 10,516 households, at 3,083.5 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 87102?

$42,990 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87102?

The closest are 87158 (0.3 mi), 87197 (0.3 mi), 87198 (0.3 mi), 87101 (1 mi) and 87104 (2.1 mi).

Is 87102 a PO Box ZIP code?

87102 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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