| ZIP Codes: | 18 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 10 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 575 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:11 PM |
| Population: | 27,613 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 35017 |
| CBSA: | Silver City, NM |
| Land Area: | 4,412 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 10 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 32.7582, -108.3015 |
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27,613 residents live across 18 ZIPs covering 4,412 sq mi, served by 17 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 29,341 to 27,613 from 2014 to 2024 — a -5.9% change. 7 ZIPs gained residents, 9 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 88049 (Mimbres, $59,219 median) and poorest ZIP 88038 (Gila, $18,317) are 20.7 miles apart — a 3.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.4× across this county — from $93,800 in 88043 (Hurley) to $225,000 in 88028 (Cliff).
Density varies 511× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 88028 (Cliff) to 611 in 88026 (Santa Clara).
Educational attainment ranges from 6.9% bachelor's+ in 88051 (Mule Creek) to 41.6% in 88049 (Mimbres) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within New Mexico, this is the #16 most populous of 34 counties and ranks #29 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $45,724 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
30.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (6,309 of 20,559 reporting).
8 Standard delivery, 10 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
Grant County lost 5.9% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88061 | Silver City | Standard | 17,464 | $47,917 | 1,025.7 | -6.4% |
| 88023 | Bayard | Standard | 2,057 | $34,477 | 3.9 | -23.9% |
| 88026 | Santa Clara | PO Box | 1,604 | $57,898 | 2.6 | 27.2% |
| 88022 | Arenas Valley | Standard | 1,326 | $37,147 | 18.0 | 13.2% |
| 88043 | Hurley | Standard | 1,210 | $34,236 | 84.1 | -26.1% |
| 88041 | Hanover | Standard | 925 | $33,403 | 360.4 | -20.7% |
| 88065 | Tyrone | PO Box | 814 | $47,031 | 1.5 | 23.3% |
| 88049 | Mimbres | Standard | 807 | $59,219 | 560.4 | 95.9% |
| 88038 | Gila | PO Box | 580 | $18,317 | 180.3 | 12.0% |
| 88051 | Mule Creek | PO Box | 360 | — | 288.0 | 566.7% |
| 88028 | Cliff | PO Box | 219 | $43,750 | 183.2 | -57.6% |
| 88053 | Pinos Altos | PO Box | 113 | — | 15.2 | 494.7% |
| 88025 | Buckhorn | Standard | 92 | $114,762 | 403.1 | -72.4% |
| 88034 | Faywood | Standard | 28 | — | 123.7 | -77.8% |
| 88040 | Hachita | PO Box | 14 | — | 778.7 | -85.4% |
| 88055 | Redrock | PO Box | 0 | — | 378.3 | -100.0% |
| 88036 | Fort Bayard | PO Box | — | — | 4.6 | — |
| 88062 | Silver City | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |