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87144

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Sandoval
Metro area
Albuquerque, NM
Population
51,837
Coordinates
35.3302, -106.7101
☼ Live from 87144 — Rio Rancho, NM

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Where 87144 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 87144
  • 🔢 Type 87144 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhILB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 87,144 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3631. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010001101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87131 (Albuquerque, NM, 20 mi away) and 87151 (Albuquerque, NM, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 87144 becomes 44178, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14478, 14487, 14748, 14784, 14847, 14874, …). The farthest-flung twin is 18447 in Olyphant, PA, 1,726 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯543 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87144 and you would come out at 35.33°S, 73.29°E — 981 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 100.4 square miles of land, 87144 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 76 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population51,837This ZIP51,837
Households18,364This ZIP18,364
Housing units19,099This ZIP19,099
Median age38.3This ZIP38.3New Mexico39.4US 38.9
Median household income$94,550This ZIP$94,550New Mexico$64,059US $80,734
Median home value$321,900This ZIP$321,900New Mexico$248,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,688This ZIP$1,688New Mexico$1,067US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.6%This ZIP33.6%
Mean commute32.4 minThis ZIP32.4 min
Population density516.4 / sq miThis ZIP516.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments307This ZIP307
Employees5,111This ZIP5,111
Annual payroll$285,886,000This ZIP$285,886,000
Tax returns filed23,570This ZIP23,570
Total adjusted gross income$1,776,500,000This ZIP$1,776,500,000

Land area

Land area100.39 sq miThis ZIP100.39 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 87144

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ZIP codes near 87144

ZIPCityDistance
87124 Rio Rancho, NM 6.4 mi
87004 Bernalillo, NM 6.9 mi
87048 Corrales, NM 7.8 mi
87114 Albuquerque, NM 9.3 mi
87113 Albuquerque, NM 12.1 mi
87120 Albuquerque, NM 13.4 mi
87107 Albuquerque, NM 13.8 mi
87109 Albuquerque, NM 14.5 mi
87122 Albuquerque, NM 15.7 mi
87104 Albuquerque, NM 15.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 87144?

87144 is in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, in Sandoval County, part of the Albuquerque, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3302, -106.7101.

What county is 87144 in?

87144 lies in Sandoval County.

What area code is 87144?

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

What time zone is 87144 in?

87144 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 87144?

About 51,837 people live in ZIP code 87144, in 18,364 households, at 516.4 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 87144?

$94,550 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.

What ZIP codes are near 87144?

The closest are 87124 (6.4 mi), 87004 (6.9 mi), 87048 (7.8 mi), 87114 (9.3 mi) and 87113 (12.1 mi).

Is 87144 a PO Box ZIP code?

87144 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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