| ZIP Codes: | 17 ZIP Codes (12 Standard, 5 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 505 / 970 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:12 PM |
| Population: | 5,571 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 35045 |
| CBSA: | Farmington, NM |
| Land Area: | 4,487 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 23 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 37.1081, -107.6572 |
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120,178 residents live across 17 ZIPs covering 4,487 sq mi, served by 15 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 125,161 to 120,178 from 2014 to 2024 — a -4.0% change. 9 ZIPs gained residents, 8 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 87418 (La Plata, $82,750 median) and poorest ZIP 87037 (Nageezi, $19,044) are 57.3 miles apart — a 4.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 12.6× across this county — from $22,500 in 87455 (Newcomb) to $284,200 in 87402 (Farmington).
Density varies 467× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 87412 (Blanco) to 612 in 87402 (Farmington).
Educational attainment ranges from 0.3% bachelor's+ in 87037 (Nageezi) to 28.4% in 87402 (Farmington) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within New Mexico, this is the #48 most populous of 65 counties and ranks #42 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $57,082 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
18.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (14,614 of 79,992 reporting). The most-educated ZIPs cluster around Farmington.
12 Standard delivery, 5 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
Median household income spans 4.3× 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87401 | Farmington | Standard | 45,229 | $61,886 | 301.9 | -2.2% |
| 87410 | Aztec | Standard | 15,012 | $55,189 | 261.6 | -14.1% |
| 87413 | Bloomfield | Standard | 14,296 | $49,869 | 742.6 | -11.3% |
| 87402 | Farmington | Standard | 11,418 | $79,461 | 18.6 | 8.4% |
| 87420 | Shiprock | Standard | 10,586 | $36,335 | 77.8 | -18.4% |
| 87417 | Kirtland | Standard | 6,624 | $75,215 | 38.9 | 16.8% |
| 87416 | Fruitland | Standard | 4,546 | $49,973 | 26.8 | -13.3% |
| 87415 | Flora Vista | Standard | 2,273 | $44,095 | 26.8 | 32.7% |
| 87364 | Sheep Springs | PO Box | 1,632 | $32,500 | 180.3 | 59.2% |
| 87037 | Nageezi | PO Box | 1,481 | $19,044 | 712.0 | 111.6% |
| 87455 | Newcomb | PO Box | 1,480 | $38,167 | 387.7 | -14.4% |
| 87421 | Waterflow | Standard | 1,468 | $51,029 | 177.4 | -6.7% |
| 87461 | Sanostee | PO Box | 1,307 | $32,981 | 297.2 | 3.8% |
| 87499 | Farmington | PO Box | 903 | $40,662 | 167.7 | 86.2% |
| 87412 | Blanco | Standard | 779 | $55,417 | 594.4 | 18.4% |
| 87418 | La Plata | Standard | 686 | $82,750 | 86.6 | -54.5% |
| 87419 | Navajo Dam | Standard | 458 | $21,007 | 388.9 | 98.3% |