| ZIP Codes: | 18 ZIP Codes (11 Standard, 5 PO Box, 2 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 505 / 575 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:12 PM |
| Population: | 155,624 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 35049 |
| CBSA: | Santa Fe, NM |
| Land Area: | 1,725 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 35.5702, -105.9844 |
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155,624 residents live across 18 ZIPs covering 1,725 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 143,932 to 155,624 from 2014 to 2024 — a +8.1% change. 8 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 87508 (Santa Fe, $101,565 median) and poorest ZIP 87540 (Lamy, $52,500) are 8.3 miles apart — a 1.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.1× across this county — from $236,600 in 87567 (Santa Cruz) to $729,700 in 87540 (Lamy).
Density varies 392× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 87056 (Stanley) to 924 in 87567 (Santa Cruz).
Educational attainment ranges from 14.8% bachelor's+ in 87567 (Santa Cruz) to 69.8% in 87010 (Cerrillos) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within New Mexico, this is the #3 most populous of 34 counties and ranks #3 for median household income with the #8 fastest decade growth .
Hosts 2 single-entity Unique ZIPs: 87503New Mexico State Capitol ; and 87509New Mexico Tax Rev Dept .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $80,165 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
46.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (55,699 of 120,191 reporting). The most-educated ZIPs cluster around Santa Fe.
11 Standard delivery, 5 PO Box only, 2 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
2 ZIPs in this county where more than 60% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor's degree — typically college campuses, research enclaves, or tech corridors.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87507 | Santa Fe | Standard | 51,386 | $70,398 | 100.0 | 10.4% |
| 87505 | Santa Fe | Standard | 32,092 | $78,247 | 39.4 | 5.5% |
| 87508 | Santa Fe | Standard | 18,518 | $101,565 | 243.9 | -5.0% |
| 87506 | Santa Fe | Standard | 16,372 | $96,511 | 331.6 | 23.2% |
| 87501 | Santa Fe | Standard | 16,007 | $79,603 | 66.0 | 3.1% |
| 87015 | Edgewood | Standard | 14,443 | $79,904 | 138.2 | 13.0% |
| 87567 | Santa Cruz | Standard | 2,003 | — | 2.2 | 26.4% |
| 87535 | Glorieta | Standard | 1,467 | $59,688 | 61.6 | 64.3% |
| 87010 | Cerrillos | Standard | 1,135 | $60,000 | 156.9 | -11.4% |
| 87540 | Lamy | Standard | 1,117 | $52,500 | 125.3 | 26.1% |
| 87056 | Stanley | Standard | 1,084 | $76,563 | 460.2 | -12.7% |
| 87592 | Santa Fe | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 87502 | Santa Fe | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 87504 | Santa Fe | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 87594 | Santa Fe | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 87574 | Tesuque | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 87503 | Santa Fe | Unique | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 87509 | Santa Fe | Unique | — | — | 0.0 | — |