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87109

ZIP 87109 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
39,324
Coordinates
35.1517, -106.5749
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Where 87109 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87109
  • 🔢 Type 87109 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOILB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,109 = 11 × 7919. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010001000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87108 (Albuquerque, NM, 5 mi away) and 87110 (Albuquerque, NM, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87109 becomes 90178, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01879, 07189, 07198, 07981, 09178, 09187, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09817 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,884 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯544 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87109 and you would come out at 35.15°S, 73.43°E — 994 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 10.0 square miles of land, 87109 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population39,324This ZIP39,324
Households19,698This ZIP19,698
Housing units20,959This ZIP20,959
Median age42.8This ZIP42.8New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$58,900This ZIP$58,900New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$325,800This ZIP$325,800New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,168This ZIP$1,168New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.9%This ZIP43.9%
Mean commute20.2 minThis ZIP20.2 min
Population density3,939.1 / sq miThis ZIP3,939.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments2,007This ZIP2,007
Employees39,586This ZIP39,586
Annual payroll$2,275,097,000This ZIP$2,275,097,000
Tax returns filed19,590This ZIP19,590
Total adjusted gross income$1,331,133,000This ZIP$1,331,133,000

Land area

Land area9.98 sq miThis ZIP9.98 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 87109

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ZIP codes near 87109

ZIPCityDistance
87110 Albuquerque, NM 3.0 mi
87113 Albuquerque, NM 3.1 mi
87111 Albuquerque, NM 3.5 mi
87107 Albuquerque, NM 3.9 mi
87112 Albuquerque, NM 4.8 mi
87122 Albuquerque, NM 5.3 mi
87101 Albuquerque, NM 5.4 mi
87108 Albuquerque, NM 5.5 mi
87102 Albuquerque, NM 6.3 mi
87158 Albuquerque, NM 6.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87109?

87109 is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in Bernalillo County, part of the Albuquerque, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1517, -106.5749.

What county is 87109 in?

87109 lies in Bernalillo County.

What area code is 87109?

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

What time zone is 87109 in?

87109 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87109?

About 39,324 people live in ZIP code 87109, in 19,698 households, at 3,939.1 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 87109?

$58,900 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87109?

The closest are 87110 (3 mi), 87113 (3.1 mi), 87111 (3.5 mi), 87107 (3.9 mi) and 87112 (4.8 mi).

Is 87109 a PO Box ZIP code?

87109 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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