ZIP Code 87005

87005 is one of New Mexico's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Bluewater, Cibola County.

City: Bluewater
County: Cibola County
State: New Mexico
Prefix: 870xx

Where this code sits

87005 is part of the 870xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Bluewater.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 87005 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

505 Area code 505

ZIP codes nearest 87005

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 87005.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 87021	8.0 mi	Milan, NM
ZIP code 87045	9.6 mi	Prewitt, NM
ZIP code 87020	11 mi	Grants, NM
ZIP code 87051	11 mi	San Rafael, NM
ZIP code 87323	14 mi	Thoreau, NM
ZIP code 87347	19 mi	Jamestown, NM
ZIP code 87365	19 mi	Smith Lake, NM
ZIP code 87375	19 mi	Yatahey, NM

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 87005, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 87005. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.