| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 505 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:31 PM |
| Population: | 79,250 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 35061 |
| CBSA: | Albuquerque, NM |
| Land Area: | 1,309 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 34.6847, -106.7564 |
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79,250 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 1,309 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 76,226 to 79,240 from 2014 to 2024 — a +4.0% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 87006 (Bosque, $93,750 median) and poorest ZIP 87002 (Belen, $51,961) are 17.4 miles apart — a 1.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.6× across this county — from $185,100 in 87002 (Belen) to $299,200 in 87042 (Peralta).
Density varies 63× across the county — from 12 people/sq mi in 87006 (Bosque) to 746 in 87042 (Peralta).
Educational attainment ranges from 19.3% bachelor's+ in 87002 (Belen) to 29.7% in 87006 (Bosque) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within New Mexico, this is the #6 most populous of 34 counties and ranks #4 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $60,852 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
21.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (11,446 of 54,265 reporting).
6 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87031 | Los Lunas | Standard | 47,514 | $60,902 | 727.5 | 6.8% |
| 87002 | Belen | Standard | 21,265 | $51,961 | 303.8 | -3.8% |
| 87068 | Bosque Farms | Standard | 5,432 | $79,602 | 158.3 | 13.3% |
| 87042 | Peralta | Standard | 3,410 | $73,057 | 4.6 | -6.2% |
| 87006 | Bosque | Standard | 1,313 | $93,750 | 110.9 | 96.6% |
| 87023 | Jarales | Standard | 306 | — | 3.7 | -44.9% |
| 87060 | Tome | PO Box | 10 | — | 0.0 | — |