Albuquerque
City in New Mexico
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Albuquerque, New Mexico’s largest city, sits in the high desert. Its modern Downtown core contrasts with Old Town Albuquerque, dating to the city’s 1706 founding as a Spanish colony. Old Town is filled with historic adobe buildings, such as San...
Population: 561,008 (2022)
ZIP Codes: 87101–87125, 87131, 87151, 87153, 87154, 87158, 87174, 87176, 87181, 87184, 87185, 87187, 87190–87199
Elevation: 5,312′
Area codes: 505
Demonym(s): Albuquerquean (uncommon), Burqueño, Burqueña
Founded: 1706 (as Alburquerque)
Incorporated: 1891 (as Albuquerque)