ZIP Code 87042

87042 is one of New Mexico's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Peralta, Valencia County.

City: Peralta
County: Valencia County
State: New Mexico
Prefix: 870xx

Where this code sits

87042 is part of the 870xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Peralta.

Peralta New Mexico ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 87042 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

505 Area code 505

ZIP codes nearest 87042

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 87042.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 87068	3.0 mi	Bosque Farms, NM
ZIP code 87031	3.9 mi	Los Lunas, NM
ZIP code 87022	5.1 mi	Isleta, NM
ZIP code 87060	6.8 mi	Tome, NM
ZIP code 87002	13 mi	Belen, NM
ZIP code 87103	15 mi	Albuquerque, NM
ZIP code 87119	15 mi	Albuquerque, NM
ZIP code 87125	15 mi	Albuquerque, 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 87042, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 87042. 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.