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87111

ZIP 87111 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
57,085
Coordinates
35.1408, -106.5146
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Where 87111 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87111
  • 🔢 Type 87111 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIILB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,111 = 3 × 3 × 9679. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010001000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87110 (Albuquerque, NM, 4 mi away) and 87112 (Albuquerque, NM, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87111 becomes 11178, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11718, 18711, 71118, 78111). The farthest-flung twin is 11718 in Brightwaters, NY, 1,841 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯542 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87111 and you would come out at 35.14°S, 73.49°E — 996 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 12.7 square miles of land, 87111 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population57,085This ZIP57,085
Households27,303This ZIP27,303
Housing units28,409This ZIP28,409
Median age43.5This ZIP43.5New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$90,290This ZIP$90,290New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$379,500This ZIP$379,500New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,435This ZIP$1,435New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher56.5%This ZIP56.5%
Mean commute22.2 minThis ZIP22.2 min
Population density4,494.9 / sq miThis ZIP4,494.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,074This ZIP1,074
Employees10,064This ZIP10,064
Annual payroll$427,168,000This ZIP$427,168,000
Tax returns filed28,070This ZIP28,070
Total adjusted gross income$2,929,551,000This ZIP$2,929,551,000

Land area

Land area12.70 sq miThis ZIP12.70 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 87111

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ZIP codes near 87111

ZIPCityDistance
87112 Albuquerque, NM 2.8 mi
87109 Albuquerque, NM 3.5 mi
87122 Albuquerque, NM 3.5 mi
87110 Albuquerque, NM 4.2 mi
87113 Albuquerque, NM 5.1 mi
87108 Albuquerque, NM 5.9 mi
87123 Albuquerque, NM 6.0 mi
87115 Albuquerque, NM 6.2 mi
87008 Cedar Crest, NM 6.4 mi
87116 Albuquerque, NM 6.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87111?

87111 is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in Bernalillo County, part of the Albuquerque, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1408, -106.5146.

What county is 87111 in?

87111 lies in Bernalillo County.

What area code is 87111?

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

What time zone is 87111 in?

87111 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87111?

About 57,085 people live in ZIP code 87111, in 27,303 households, at 4,494.9 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 87111?

$90,290 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87111?

The closest are 87112 (2.8 mi), 87109 (3.5 mi), 87122 (3.5 mi), 87110 (4.2 mi) and 87113 (5.1 mi).

Is 87111 a PO Box ZIP code?

87111 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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