ZIP Code 87043

87043 is one of New Mexico's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Placitas, Sandoval County.

City: Placitas
County: Sandoval County
State: New Mexico
Prefix: 870xx

Where this code sits

87043 is part of the 870xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Placitas.

Placitas New Mexico ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 87043 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

505 Area code 505

ZIP codes nearest 87043

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 87043.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 87004	1.3 mi	Bernalillo, NM
ZIP code 87048	7.3 mi	Corrales, NM
ZIP code 87122	9.1 mi	Albuquerque, NM
ZIP code 87124	9.5 mi	Rio Rancho, NM
ZIP code 87101	10 mi	Albuquerque, NM
ZIP code 87113	10 mi	Albuquerque, NM
ZIP code 87144	10 mi	Rio Rancho, NM
ZIP code 87109	11 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 87043, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 87043. 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.