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87124

ZIP 87124 is in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, mostly in Sandoval County; area code 505; Mountain time. Rio Rancho has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 87144 and 87174.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Sandoval +1 more
Metro area
Albuquerque, NM
Population
58,499
Coordinates
35.2699, -106.7956
☼ Live from 87124 — Rio Rancho, NM

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Where 87124 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 87124
  • 🔢 Type 87124 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZILB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,124 = 2 × 2 × 23 × 947. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010001010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87123 (Albuquerque, NM, 23 mi away) and 87125 (Albuquerque, NM, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87124 becomes 42178, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12487, 12748, 12784, 12847, 12874, 14728, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12874 in Silver Bay, NY, 1,852 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯549 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87124 and you would come out at 35.27°S, 73.20°E — 984 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 46m.
  • 📏 At 77.9 square miles of land, 87124 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 59 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population58,499This ZIP58,499
Households22,563This ZIP22,563
Housing units23,482This ZIP23,482
Median age40.9This ZIP40.9New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$86,555This ZIP$86,555New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$298,000This ZIP$298,000New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,434This ZIP$1,434New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.7%This ZIP33.7%
Mean commute27.7 minThis ZIP27.7 min
Population density750.5 / sq miThis ZIP750.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments979This ZIP979
Employees16,067This ZIP16,067
Annual payroll$926,907,000This ZIP$926,907,000
Tax returns filed27,680This ZIP27,680
Total adjusted gross income$1,934,650,000This ZIP$1,934,650,000

Land area

Land area77.95 sq miThis ZIP77.95 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 87124 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Sandoval County 100.0%
Bernalillo County 0.0%

Other place names in 87124

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ZIP codes near 87124

ZIPCityDistance
87144 Rio Rancho, NM 6.4 mi
87114 Albuquerque, NM 8.1 mi
87120 Albuquerque, NM 9.2 mi
87048 Corrales, NM 9.7 mi
87107 Albuquerque, NM 12.6 mi
87004 Bernalillo, NM 13.1 mi
87104 Albuquerque, NM 13.4 mi
87113 Albuquerque, NM 13.5 mi
87101 Albuquerque, NM 14.7 mi
87109 Albuquerque, NM 14.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87124?

87124 is in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, in Sandoval County, part of the Albuquerque, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2699, -106.7956.

What county is 87124 in?

87124 spans 2 counties: Sandoval County and Bernalillo County. Most of it falls in Sandoval County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 87124?

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

What time zone is 87124 in?

87124 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87124?

About 58,499 people live in ZIP code 87124, in 22,563 households, at 750.5 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 87124?

$86,555 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87124?

The closest are 87144 (6.4 mi), 87114 (8.1 mi), 87120 (9.2 mi), 87048 (9.7 mi) and 87107 (12.6 mi).

Is 87124 a PO Box ZIP code?

87124 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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