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87578 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 87578 covers Truchas, New Mexico.

Median age
66.828.1 points above the US average
Poverty rate
19.8%7.4 points above the US average
Median rent
$1,1401.1× the New Mexico median
Degree or higher
30.2%4.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
52.9%12.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
4

Where 87578 is

Truchas, 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

Median age66.8
Family households7.4%
Born outside the US4%
Speaks a language other than English at home77.3%
White (non-Hispanic)42.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino53.6%
Veterans3.6%
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$29,769
Poverty rate19.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance39%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k8.1%
$15–20k8.8%
$20–25k6.6%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k5.1%
$35–40k25.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k16.9%
$60–75k7.4%
$75–100k22.1%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median gross rent$1,140
Owner-occupied52.9%
Vacant homes30.3%
Median year built1955

What the homes are

Detached house94.4%
Mobile home5.6%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.2%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home95.7%
Drives to work alone0%
Takes public transport0%
Health

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

Obesity42.4% 9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes21.5% 9.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.9% 8.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health33.3% 13 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)22% 10.7 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.5% 2.4 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity35.5% 10.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.4% 7.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking10.2% 5.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.6% 4.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.1% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease11.2% 5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.4% 3.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening58.8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability43.2% 12.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.5% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity27.5% 10.4 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps24.3% 10 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability12.3% 5.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.9% 3.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity19.5% 5.7 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.8% 3.6 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.9% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability24.4% 10.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19.6% 6.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability7.5% 3.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat14% 5.2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability11.5% 5.9 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments4
People employed10
Annual payroll$266,000
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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 78.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss62 out of 100
Community resilience6.1 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.

Lightning99.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire98.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding90.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought83.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake68.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather60.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail56.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave40Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind32.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche26.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado16.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave16.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm3.9Very 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$29,769$34,823$43,289
Poverty rate19.8%18.1%12.4%
Median home value$232,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,140$1,021$1,348
Homeownership52.9%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.2%30.2%35%
Unemployment rate0%6%5.2%
Works from home95.7%11%13.5%
Born outside the US4%9.2%13.9%
Median age66.839.238.7
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 stationALCALDE, NM US22.5 km away
Rain in a year11 in
Snow in a year11 in

Average high and low by month

January45.1°F / 15.3°F0.51 in rain, 2.2 in snow
February51°F / 19.6°F0.39 in rain, 1.5 in snow
March60°F / 24.8°F0.69 in rain, 1.4 in snow
April67.4°F / 31.9°F0.7 in rain, 0.3 in snow
May76.2°F / 39.9°F0.78 in rain
June86°F / 48.2°F0.78 in rain
July88.1°F / 55.4°F1.65 in rain
August85.6°F / 53.7°F1.75 in rain
September79.8°F / 44.6°F1.25 in rain
October68.7°F / 31.9°F1.14 in rain, 0.6 in snow
November55.4°F / 22°F0.73 in rain, 1.4 in snow
December44.5°F / 15.2°F0.73 in rain, 3.3 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket62% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Española Municipal Schools99.2% 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 vulnerability46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Household characteristics39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status90more vulnerable than 90% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Walkability4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

87523 Cordova, NM6 km away
87576 Trampas, NM10.8 km away
87521 Chamisal, NM11.7 km away
87522 Chimayo, NM12.9 km away
87527 Dixon, NM15.6 km away
87543 Llano, NM15.9 km away
87553 Penasco, NM17.3 km away
87582 Velarde, NM19.3 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.

Rio Arriba County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area64.34 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.0444, -105.8129

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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