| City: | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| County: | Bernalillo County |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 10:24:46 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 505 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 35.0844, -106.6508 |
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ZIP 87185 serves a business and postal services area in Albuquerque, New Mexico, within Bernalillo County. This isn't a residential ZIP code. The Census records zero population and zero households, confirming this area functions solely as a commercial mail facility.
The post office maintains 111 PO Boxes and serves 29 business delivery points. All street delivery converges on a single address: 1ST ST SE, which has 34 delivery units. This pattern indicates a business park, office complex, or commercial facility where multiple businesses share one building or campus. The ZIP+4 data shows UNIT designators, typical for multi-tenant commercial properties.
Despite its PO Box classification, this ZIP has street delivery via one city carrier route. However, this isn't a PO Box Only Zone, meaning street delivery exists elsewhere in the broader Albuquerque area. The ZIP is located within the Kirtland Air Force Base neighborhood, though the facility itself appears to be a civilian business operation with 10 establishments employing approximately 30 people.
For mailing purposes, this ZIP functions as part of the larger Albuquerque postal system. It shares the ALBUQUERQUE city name with numerous other ZIP codes in the metro area. The ZIP has existed since before October 2004, when USPS began tracking introduction dates, suggesting it's a long-established facility serving specialized business mail needs.
Single street address with multiple UNIT designators indicates a business complex or office park.
ZIP Code 87185 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 9 business establishments, employing about 38 people with an annual payroll of $2,908,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 121Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 9Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,330,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $2,908,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 38Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 87185 is located in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, within the Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 10740) and New Mexico's 1st Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 918,567 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 87185. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Albuquerque, NMSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 10740Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 918,567Source: Census |
| MSA: | Albuquerque, NM MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 01Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 4600.14 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 3502000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Albuquerque city; New MexicoSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 87185 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.