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| Albuquerque, New Mexico Zip Codes | 87101
87102
87103
87104
87105
87106
87107
87108
87109
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87112
87113
87114
87115
87116
87117
87118
87119
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87122
87123
87124
87125
87131
87144
87151
87153
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87174
87176
87181
87184
87185
87187
87190
87191
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87194
87195
87196
87197
87198
87199
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Prior to the use of zip codes, cities were divided into regions and mail was addressed as Albuquerque 10, New Mexico, for example, to show which region of the city the mail was intended for. As cities continued to grow this system was not sufficient and was replaced by the Zip Code. ZipCodes went into effect in 1963. The United States Postal Service (USPS) initially used a cartoon character Mr. Zip to promote the use of zip codes. In 1983 the zipcode added the last four digits in an attempt to more narrowly define an address.
The first three digits of a zip code indicate the sectional center facility which will ultimately sort and distribute that piece of mail. All mail to that 5 digit zipcode will first arrive at the sectional center facility then after sorting continue along to its exact destination.
Since the first digit of Albuquerque's zip code is 8 it is located in the "8" zone that includes the following areas: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming. | |
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