| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 575 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:11 PM |
| Population: | 4,203 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 35023 |
| Land Area: | 3,038 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 4 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 32.0346, -108.7530 |
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4,203 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 3,038 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 4,696 to 4,203 from 2014 to 2024 — a -10.5% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 88020 (Animas, $75,500 median) and poorest ZIP 88045 (Lordsburg, $44,063) are 45.9 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.8× across this county — from $99,100 in 88045 (Lordsburg) to $176,000 in 88020 (Animas).
Density varies 7× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 88020 (Animas) to 3 in 88045 (Lordsburg).
Educational attainment ranges from 12.2% bachelor's+ in 88045 (Lordsburg) to 79.4% in 88056 (Rodeo) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within New Mexico, this is the #29 most populous of 34 counties and ranks #15 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $50,448 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
18.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (541 of 2,974 reporting).
2 Standard delivery, 2 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.
Hidalgo County lost 10.5% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: