87151
ZIP 87151 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
- 1,261
- Coordinates
- 35.0077, -106.8603
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Where 87151 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.
- 🔢 Type 87151 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISILB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 87151 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101010001101111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 87144 (Rio Rancho, NM, 24 mi away) and 87153 (Albuquerque, NM, 11 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 87151 becomes 15178, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11758, 15781, 17518, 17581, 17815, 17851, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11758 in Massapequa, NY, 1,852 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
- 🎯563 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 87151 and you would come out at 35.01°S, 73.14°E — 1,002 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 0.240 square miles of land, 87151 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 116 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,261This ZIP1,261 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 33.4This ZIP33.4New Mexico39.4US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 3.7%This ZIP3.7% |
| Population density | 5,254.2 / sq miThis ZIP5,254.2 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 87151
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
87121 | Albuquerque, NM | 1.7 mi |
87105 | Albuquerque, NM | 10.0 mi |
87120 | Albuquerque, NM | 10.8 mi |
87103 | Albuquerque, NM | 10.9 mi |
87119 | Albuquerque, NM | 10.9 mi |
87125 | Albuquerque, NM | 10.9 mi |
87131 | Albuquerque, NM | 10.9 mi |
87153 | Albuquerque, NM | 10.9 mi |
87154 | Albuquerque, NM | 10.9 mi |
87174 | Rio Rancho, NM | 10.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 87151?
87151 is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in Bernalillo County, part of the Albuquerque, NM metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.0077, -106.8603.
What county is 87151 in?
87151 lies in Bernalillo County.
What area code is 87151?
Albuquerque uses area code 505, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 87151 in?
87151 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 87151?
About 1,261 people live in ZIP code 87151, at 5,254.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 87151?
The closest are 87121 (1.7 mi), 87105 (10 mi), 87120 (10.8 mi), 87103 (10.9 mi) and 87119 (10.9 mi).
Is 87151 a PO Box ZIP code?
87151 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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