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87116

ZIP 87116 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
3,865
Coordinates
35.0489, -106.5611
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Where 87116 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 87116
  • 🔢 Type 87116 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIILB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,116 = 2 × 2 × 29 × 751. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010001001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87115 (Albuquerque, NM, 1 mi away) and 87117 (Kirtland Afb, NM, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87116 becomes 61178, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11768, 11786, 16871, 17861, 18617, 61817, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11786 in Shoreham, NY, 1,866 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯548 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87116 and you would come out at 35.05°S, 73.44°E — 1,001 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 48m.
  • 📏 At 5.9 square miles of land, 87116 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,865This ZIP3,865
Households1,443This ZIP1,443
Housing units1,544This ZIP1,544
Median age25.0This ZIP25.0New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$83,774This ZIP$83,774New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median gross rent$1,766This ZIP$1,766New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher49.5%This ZIP49.5%
Mean commute9.0 minThis ZIP9.0 min
Population density658.4 / sq miThis ZIP658.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees141This ZIP141
Annual payroll$13,306,000This ZIP$13,306,000
Tax returns filed1,480This ZIP1,480
Total adjusted gross income$90,666,000This ZIP$90,666,000

Land area

Land area5.87 sq miThis ZIP5.87 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 87116

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

ZIP codes near 87116

ZIPCityDistance
87115 Albuquerque, NM 0.9 mi
87108 Albuquerque, NM 1.9 mi
87106 Albuquerque, NM 4.0 mi
87110 Albuquerque, NM 4.2 mi
87117 Kirtland Afb, NM 4.2 mi
87112 Albuquerque, NM 4.4 mi
87123 Albuquerque, NM 5.2 mi
87102 Albuquerque, NM 5.4 mi
87158 Albuquerque, NM 5.7 mi
87197 Albuquerque, NM 5.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87116?

87116 is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in Bernalillo County, part of the Albuquerque, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.0489, -106.5611.

What county is 87116 in?

87116 lies in Bernalillo County.

What area code is 87116?

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

What time zone is 87116 in?

87116 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87116?

About 3,865 people live in ZIP code 87116, in 1,443 households, at 658.4 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 87116?

$83,774 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87116?

The closest are 87115 (0.9 mi), 87108 (1.9 mi), 87106 (4 mi), 87110 (4.2 mi) and 87117 (4.2 mi).

Is 87116 a PO Box ZIP code?

87116 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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