| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 575 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:30 PM |
| Population: | 47,792 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 35009 |
| CBSA: | Clovis, NM |
| Land Area: | 1,921 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 3 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 34.5584, -103.3288 |
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47,792 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 1,921 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 50,327 to 47,792 from 2014 to 2024 — a -5.0% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 88120 (Grady, $70,458 median) and poorest ZIP 88124 (Melrose, $51,618) are 27.3 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.2× across this county — from $145,000 in 88135 (Texico) to $462,000 in 88112 (Broadview).
Density varies 82× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 88120 (Grady) to 80 in 88101 (Clovis).
Educational attainment ranges from 14.4% bachelor's+ in 88135 (Texico) to 27.8% in 88124 (Melrose) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within New Mexico, this is the #11 most populous of 34 counties and ranks #16 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $57,028 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
23.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (6,968 of 29,757 reporting).
6 Standard delivery, 2 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
Curry County lost 5.0% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88101 | Clovis | Standard | 44,846 | $56,587 | 560.8 | -4.4% |
| 88135 | Texico | Standard | 1,500 | $70,417 | 180.8 | -13.3% |
| 88124 | Melrose | Standard | 891 | $51,618 | 592.9 | -17.0% |
| 88112 | Broadview | Standard | 272 | $60,516 | 238.2 | 78.9% |
| 88120 | Grady | Standard | 267 | $70,458 | 272.8 | 53.4% |
| 88103 | Cannon Afb | PO Box | 16 | — | 4.4 | -94.2% |
| 88102 | Clovis | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 88133 | Saint Vrain | Standard | — | — | 71.0 | — |