| ZIP Codes: | 10 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 6 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 575 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:30 PM |
| Population: | 60,839 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 35015 |
| CBSA: | Carlsbad-Artesia, NM |
| Land Area: | 4,653 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 22 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 32.5212, -104.3117 |
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60,839 residents live across 10 ZIPs covering 4,653 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 54,659 to 60,839 from 2014 to 2024 — a +11.3% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 88210 (Artesia, $79,632 median) and poorest ZIP 88256 (Loving, $45,714) are 40.7 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.1× across this county — from $206,900 in 88220 (Carlsbad) to $223,800 in 88210 (Artesia).
Density varies 4× across the county — from 5 people/sq mi in 88263 (Malaga) to 20 in 88220 (Carlsbad).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.1% bachelor's+ in 88256 (Loving) to 19.5% in 88210 (Artesia) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within New Mexico, this is the #9 most populous of 34 counties and ranks #5 for median household income with the #3 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $77,587 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
19.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (7,561 of 39,721 reporting).
4 Standard delivery, 6 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88220 | Carlsbad | Standard | 39,828 | $78,162 | 2,026.0 | 14.5% |
| 88210 | Artesia | Standard | 18,542 | $79,632 | 1,128.6 | 7.5% |
| 88256 | Loving | Standard | 1,935 | $45,714 | 387.0 | -6.6% |
| 88263 | Malaga | PO Box | 309 | — | 66.6 | 119.1% |
| 88250 | Hope | Standard | 153 | $83,250 | 944.1 | -3.2% |
| 88255 | Loco Hills | PO Box | 72 | — | 90.4 | 118.2% |
| 88254 | Lakewood | PO Box | 0 | — | 10.5 | -100.0% |
| 88268 | Whites City | PO Box | 0 | — | 0.1 | -100.0% |
| 88221 | Carlsbad | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 88211 | Artesia | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |