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87418 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 87418 covers La Plata, New Mexico, with a population of about 947.

Population
94714 per square mile
Median age
56.117.4 points above the US average
Poverty rate
20.2%7.8 points above the US average
Typical home value
$323,651up 33.3% in five years
Degree or higher
30.8%4.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
86.7%21.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
10

Where 87418 is

La Plata, New Mexico — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population947
Median age56.1
Family households90.5%
Born outside the US1.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home11.4%
White (non-Hispanic)65.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)5.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino4.6%
Veterans18.8%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Income per person$39,351
Poverty rate20.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11%

Household income distribution

Under $10k27.4%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k2.6%
$30–35k5.6%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k4.6%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k1.5%
$60–75k8.4%
$75–100k18.4%
$100–125k11.3%
$125–150k9.0%
$150–200k4.9%
$200k or more6.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed450
Mean adjusted gross income$66,473
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k28.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.4%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$199,400
Owner-occupied86.7%
Vacant homes3.9%
Median year built1991

What the homes are

Detached house68.3%
Attached house0.2%
Mobile home31.4%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$323,651as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 33.3%
Typical home value since 2000
202120232026$323,651$242,800

$242,800 in 2021 to $323,651 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.8%
High school diploma or higher94.3%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone84.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.4%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity34.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.8% 5.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.5% 2.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health25.5% 5.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.2% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.2% 2.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.3% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.7% 5.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.5% 3.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.2% 3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71.5% 5.2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.1% 2.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.9% 3.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening57.6% 6.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.4% 3.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist54.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.8% 8.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity20.7% 3.6 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps21.1% 6.8 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity15.8% 2 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.2% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use58.4% 17.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.1% 1.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.3% 4.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18% 4.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat13.4% 4.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.7% 5.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.5% 1.9 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments10
People employed33
Annual payroll$1,531,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 53% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss37.4 out of 100
Community resilience1.8 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Landslide97.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire92.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought89.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning87.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding79.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather71.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave65.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake52.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave34.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail21Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind19.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado12.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche11.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm10.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with New Mexico and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPNew MexicoUnited States
Median household income$62,125$78,538
Income per person$39,351$34,823$43,289
Poverty rate20.2%18.1%12.4%
Median home value$199,400$232,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,021$1,348
Homeownership86.7%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.8%30.2%35%
Unemployment rate2.6%6%5.2%
Works from home0%11%13.5%
Born outside the US1.1%9.2%13.9%
Median age56.139.238.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationAZTEC RUINS NM, NM US20.9 km away
Rain in a year10 in
Snow in a year11 in

Average high and low by month

January46°F / 17.1°F0.9 in rain, 4.5 in snow
February52.5°F / 21.5°F0.75 in rain, 2.3 in snow
March62.8°F / 27°F0.77 in rain, 0.5 in snow
April70.6°F / 32.7°F0.69 in rain, 0.2 in snow
May79.8°F / 41°F0.71 in rain
June90.3°F / 49.7°F0.28 in rain
July93.9°F / 58.2°F0.96 in rain
August91.2°F / 56.9°F1.32 in rain
September84.2°F / 48.5°F1.13 in rain
October71.7°F / 35.7°F0.94 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November57.7°F / 25.3°F0.94 in rain, 0.9 in snow
December46.4°F / 17.8°F0.67 in rain, 2.2 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket78% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Farmington Municipal Schools100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Household characteristics92more vulnerable than 92% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Walkability3.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

81329 Marvel, CO15.8 km away
87415 Flora Vista, NM19.2 km away
87402 Farmington, NM21.2 km away
87410 Aztec, NM21.4 km away
87499 Farmington, NM22.6 km away
81326 Hesperus, CO23.7 km away
87401 Farmington, NM24.1 km away
87417 Kirtland, NM28.5 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

San Juan County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area66.24 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density14 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.9576, -108.1792

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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