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ZIP Codes Starting with
12 ZIP codes start with 879, sorted at the Albuquerque, NM (SCF 870) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in New Mexico: 12 residential ZIP codes across 2 counties (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 879 mean?
The first digit, 8, is one of ten national areas (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming). The first three, 879, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 879 to the Albuquerque, NM (SCF 870) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 879 ZIP codes are Truth Or Consequences, Hatch, Elephant Butte, Williamsburg, Salem and Arrey.
The same facility sorts 12 prefixes, 327 ZIP codes in all: 813, 865, 870, 871, 873, 874, 875, 876, 877, 878, 879, 884.
Where are the 879 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 879
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87901 | Truth Or Consequences | Sierra County | 6,378 | 6 | $34k | $129k |
| 87930 | Arrey | Sierra County | 718 | 20 | $38k | – |
| 87931 | Caballo | Sierra County | 703 | 4 | – | – |
| 87933 | Derry | Sierra County | no residents | 0 | – | – |
| 87935 | Elephant Butte | Sierra County | 2,094 | 55 | $51k | $198k |
| 87936 | Garfield | Doña Ana County | 214 | 16 | $22k | $183k |
| 87937 | Hatch | Doña Ana County | 2,990 | 17 | $40k | $97k |
| 87939 | Monticello | Sierra County | 206 | 1 | – | – |
| 87940 | Rincon | Doña Ana County | 393 | 6 | $57k | – |
| 87941 | Salem | Doña Ana County | 988 | 125 | $31k | $62k |
| 87942 | Williamsburg | Sierra County | 1,005 | 7 | $42k | $115k |
| 87943 | Winston | Sierra County | 191 | 0 | – | – |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.