| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 575 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:31 PM |
| Population: | 15,074 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 35053 |
| Land Area: | 5,418 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 34.1275, -106.7696 |
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15,074 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 5,418 sq mi, served by 9 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 17,088 to 15,074 from 2014 to 2024 — a -11.8% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost (and 1 held flat).
The county's wealthiest ZIP 87801 (Socorro, $46,525 median) and poorest ZIP 87831 (San Acacia, $12,397) are 32.0 miles apart — a 3.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.6× across this county — from $64,600 in 87062 (Veguita) to $165,800 in 87832 (San Antonio).
Density varies 1720× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 87832 (San Antonio) to 440 in 87828 (Polvadera).
Educational attainment ranges from 11.5% bachelor's+ in 87828 (Polvadera) to 23.8% in 87801 (Socorro) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within New Mexico, this is the #23 most populous of 34 counties and ranks #34 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $39,813 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
18.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,747 of 9,692 reporting).
8 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
Median household income spans 3.8× 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
Socorro County lost 11.8% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87801 | Socorro | Standard | 9,291 | $46,525 | 723.0 | -10.5% |
| 87062 | Veguita | Standard | 1,922 | $20,539 | 139.0 | 14.7% |
| 87825 | Magdalena | Standard | 1,489 | $30,596 | 2,723.6 | -18.6% |
| 87828 | Polvadera | Standard | 1,068 | — | 2.4 | 83.2% |
| 87823 | Lemitar | Standard | 441 | — | 158.5 | -49.9% |
| 87831 | San Acacia | Standard | 423 | $12,397 | 85.5 | 0.0% |
| 87832 | San Antonio | Standard | 265 | — | 1,036.0 | -73.9% |
| 87028 | La Joya | Standard | 159 | — | 113.9 | -43.0% |
| 87011 | Claunch | PO Box | 16 | — | 436.0 | -11.1% |