| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 575 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:11 PM |
| Population: | 12,156 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 35007 |
| Land Area: | 2,950 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 9 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 36.4895, -104.8271 |
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12,156 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 2,950 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 13,243 to 12,156 from 2014 to 2024 — a -8.2% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 7 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 87710 (Angel Fire, $83,125 median) and poorest ZIP 87729 (Miami, $26,250) are 21.9 miles apart — a 3.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 6.6× across this county — from $86,700 in 87728 (Maxwell) to $569,200 in 87710 (Angel Fire).
Density varies 11× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 87729 (Miami) to 11 in 87710 (Angel Fire).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.5% bachelor's+ in 87728 (Maxwell) to 51.6% in 87710 (Angel Fire) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within New Mexico, this is the #25 most populous of 34 counties and ranks #25 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $55,246 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
25.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,304 of 9,139 reporting).
6 Standard delivery, 2 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
Median household income spans 3.2× between the wealthiest and poorest ZIPs — a sign of significant intra-county inequality.
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.
Colfax County lost 8.2% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87740 | Raton | Standard | 7,078 | $52,815 | 1,088.8 | -5.7% |
| 87747 | Springer | Standard | 1,723 | $55,948 | 566.1 | -0.9% |
| 87710 | Angel Fire | PO Box | 1,519 | $83,125 | 142.5 | -14.9% |
| 87714 | Cimarron | Standard | 784 | $33,333 | 160.7 | -27.0% |
| 87718 | Eagle Nest | Standard | 542 | $58,462 | 266.4 | -0.9% |
| 87728 | Maxwell | Standard | 414 | $35,602 | 346.3 | 21.4% |
| 87729 | Miami | Standard | 96 | $26,250 | 101.4 | -31.4% |
| 87749 | Ute Park | PO Box | 0 | — | 278.1 | -100.0% |