| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (1 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 575 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:12 PM |
| Population: | 25,611 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 35029 |
| CBSA: | Deming, NM |
| Land Area: | 3,197 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 0 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 32.1166, -107.7891 |
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25,611 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 3,197 sq mi, served by 2 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 24,947 to 25,611 from 2014 to 2024 — a +2.7% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 88030 (Deming, $37,417 median) and poorest ZIP 88029 (Columbus, $26,090) are 23.6 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.2× across this county — from $105,600 in 88029 (Columbus) to $130,200 in 88030 (Deming).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 5 people/sq mi in 88029 (Columbus) to 8 in 88030 (Deming).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.2% bachelor's+ in 88029 (Columbus) to 14.9% in 88030 (Deming) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within New Mexico, this is the #18 most populous of 34 counties and ranks #33 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $36,887 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
14.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,409 of 16,514 reporting).
1 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.