| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 575 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:30 PM |
| Population: | 1,619 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 35011 |
| Land Area: | 2,707 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 11 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 34.3513, -104.3779 |
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1,619 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 2,707 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 1,967 to 1,619 from 2014 to 2024 — a -17.7% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 88136 (Yeso, $67,159 median) and poorest ZIP 88136 (Yeso, $67,159) are 0.0 miles apart — a 1.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.2× across this county — from $208,300 in 88136 (Yeso) to $253,000 in 88119 (Fort Sumner).
Density varies 8× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 88136 (Yeso) to 1 in 88119 (Fort Sumner).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.6% bachelor's+ in 88119 (Fort Sumner) to 9.7% in 88136 (Yeso) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within New Mexico, this is the #33 most populous of 34 counties and ranks #10 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $67,159 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
9.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (121 of 1,233 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 0 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.
De Baca County lost 17.7% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: