| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 575 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:30 PM |
| Population: | 5,194 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 35019 |
| Land Area: | 2,905 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 35.0161, -104.8301 |
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5,194 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 2,905 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 4,696 to 5,194 from 2014 to 2024 — a +10.6% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 88435 (Santa Rosa, $49,648 median) and poorest ZIP 87711 (Anton Chico, $35,521) are 25.2 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.6× across this county — from $33,400 in 88353 (Vaughn) to $120,200 in 88435 (Santa Rosa).
Density varies 39× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 88417 (Cuervo) to 9 in 87711 (Anton Chico).
Educational attainment ranges from 2.3% bachelor's+ in 88417 (Cuervo) to 19.3% in 88435 (Santa Rosa) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within New Mexico, this is the #28 most populous of 34 counties and ranks #31 for median household income with the #4 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $46,313 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
14.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (521 of 3,705 reporting).
5 Standard delivery, 1 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.