| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 575 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:11 PM |
| Population: | 3,743 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 35003 |
| Land Area: | 6,954 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 4 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 33.9566, -108.5269 |
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3,743 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 6,954 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 3,627 to 3,743 from 2014 to 2024 — a +3.2% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 87821 (Datil, $83,890 median) and poorest ZIP 87830 (Reserve, $31,163) are 51.5 miles apart — a 2.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.6× across this county — from $119,800 in 87830 (Reserve) to $316,700 in 87829 (Quemado).
Density varies 32× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 87827 (Pie Town) to 5 in 87830 (Reserve).
Educational attainment ranges from 17.1% bachelor's+ in 87829 (Quemado) to 53.9% in 87821 (Datil) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within New Mexico, this is the #32 most populous of 34 counties and ranks #26 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $50,967 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
31.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,016 of 3,259 reporting).
6 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87821 | Datil | Standard | 1,030 | $83,890 | 2,145.3 | 33.8% |
| 88039 | Glenwood | Standard | 859 | $31,484 | 1,214.8 | 710.4% |
| 87830 | Reserve | Standard | 818 | $31,163 | 179.3 | -51.2% |
| 87829 | Quemado | Standard | 602 | $49,345 | 1,650.3 | -10.8% |
| 87824 | Luna | PO Box | 152 | — | 336.0 | -2.6% |
| 87827 | Pie Town | Standard | 147 | — | 1,036.8 | -0.7% |
| 87820 | Aragon | Standard | 135 | — | 392.0 | 39.2% |