| ZIP Codes: | 30 ZIP Codes (18 Standard, 12 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 575 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:11 PM |
| Population: | 236,770 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 35013 |
| CBSA: | Las Cruces, NM |
| Land Area: | 3,241 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 4 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 32.3064, -106.7914 |
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236,770 residents live across 30 ZIPs covering 3,241 sq mi, served by 22 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 221,170 to 236,770 from 2014 to 2024 — a +7.1% change. 12 ZIPs gained residents, 12 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 88002 (White Sands Missile Range, $89,565 median) and poorest ZIP 88001 (Las Cruces, $33,087) are 19.6 miles apart — a 2.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.4× across this county — from $97,400 in 87937 (Hatch) to $333,400 in 88011 (Las Cruces).
Density varies 192× across the county — from 21 people/sq mi in 88002 (White Sands Missile Range) to 4,039 in 88001 (Las Cruces).
Educational attainment ranges from 4.4% bachelor's+ in 87937 (Hatch) to 54.6% in 88011 (Las Cruces) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within New Mexico, this is the #2 most populous of 34 counties and ranks #24 for median household income with the #9 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $56,287 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
30.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (44,970 of 148,212 reporting).
18 Standard delivery, 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88001 | Las Cruces | Standard | 37,690 | $33,087 | 9.3 | 3.7% |
| 88012 | Las Cruces | Standard | 33,158 | $69,052 | 347.1 | 26.1% |
| 88011 | Las Cruces | Standard | 33,064 | $75,875 | 343.4 | 15.8% |
| 88005 | Las Cruces | Standard | 27,509 | $54,452 | 44.1 | -6.3% |
| 88007 | Las Cruces | Standard | 26,254 | $64,892 | 614.2 | 3.5% |
| 88081 | Chaparral | Standard | 19,663 | $46,017 | 448.6 | 28.5% |
| 88021 | Anthony | Standard | 16,298 | $46,217 | 487.9 | -13.6% |
| 88008 | Santa Teresa | Standard | 12,623 | $73,848 | 356.0 | 101.8% |
| 88063 | Sunland Park | Standard | 10,881 | $41,975 | 10.6 | -18.5% |
| 88048 | Mesquite | Standard | 3,247 | $43,750 | 22.5 | -1.7% |
| 87937 | Hatch | Standard | 2,990 | $39,495 | 140.2 | -4.1% |
| 88044 | La Mesa | Standard | 2,618 | $64,910 | 118.3 | -42.1% |
| 88072 | Vado | Standard | 2,608 | $53,750 | 43.1 | 11.2% |
| 88047 | Mesilla Park | Standard | 1,660 | $48,049 | 16.1 | -8.3% |
| 88002 | White Sands Missile Range | Standard | 1,609 | $89,565 | 76.3 | -3.7% |
| 88004 | Las Cruces | PO Box | 1,080 | — | 0.0 | 170.0% |
| 87941 | Salem | Standard | 988 | $31,332 | 3.2 | -6.7% |
| 88046 | Mesilla | PO Box | 656 | — | 0.7 | -17.5% |
| 88027 | Chamberino | PO Box | 580 | $61,250 | 1.9 | 33.6% |
| 88024 | Berino | PO Box | 431 | $38,333 | 0.7 | 32.2% |
| 88003 | Las Cruces | PO Box | 404 | — | 0.9 | -61.5% |
| 87940 | Rincon | Standard | 393 | $56,750 | 48.5 | 12.6% |
| 87936 | Garfield | Standard | 214 | $22,043 | 59.9 | -4.0% |
| 88052 | Organ | PO Box | 152 | — | 6.8 | 111.1% |
| 88054 | Radium Springs | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 88032 | Dona Ana | PO Box | — | — | 9.6 | — |
| 88006 | Las Cruces | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 88013 | Las Cruces | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 88033 | Fairacres | PO Box | — | — | 30.6 | — |
| 88058 | San Miguel | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |