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87580 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 87580 covers Valdez, New Mexico.

Median age
69.130.4 points above the US average
Poverty rate
24.3%11.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$584,123
Degree or higher
47.1%12.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
100%35 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
4

Where 87580 is

Valdez, 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 age69.1
Family households11.4%
Born outside the US24.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home9.9%
White (non-Hispanic)77.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans12.9%
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

Poverty rate24.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k27.9%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k34.5%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k37.6%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied100%
Vacant homes23.7%
Median year built1985

What the homes are

Detached house100%
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$584,123as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.8%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher47.1%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone51.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0%
Health

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

Obesity25.3% 8.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.9% 4.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.2% 3.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.3% 7.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.8% 5.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11% 3.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.1% 2.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.8% 4.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.4% 5.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73.1% 11.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.6% 3.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.7% 8.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.3% 8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.2% 2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.5% 6.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.2% 4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27.9% 6.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)11.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13% 1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours27.4% 9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.3% 5.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments4
People employed11
Annual payroll$516,000
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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 96.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss92.1 out of 100
Community resilience28.6 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.

Winter weather98.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning98.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire97.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide97.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding95.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought93.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche91.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave54.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail50.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake50.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado38.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind32.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave2.2Very 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$34,823$43,289
Poverty rate24.3%18.1%12.4%
Median home value$232,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,021$1,348
Homeownership100%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher47.1%30.2%35%
Unemployment rate0%6%5.2%
Works from home0%11%13.5%
Born outside the US24.3%9.2%13.9%
Median age69.139.238.7
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 stationCERRO, NM US19.2 km away
Rain in a year13 in
Snow in a year61 in

Average high and low by month

January36.8°F / 7.9°F0.67 in rain, 12.7 in snow
February42.1°F / 14°F0.66 in rain, 11.7 in snow
March53.1°F / 21°F0.91 in rain, 8 in snow
April61.7°F / 27°F0.97 in rain, 4.3 in snow
May69.8°F / 35.1°F1.12 in rain, 0.7 in snow
June80.1°F / 44°F0.67 in rain
July83°F / 49.2°F1.68 in rain
August80.5°F / 48.2°F2.25 in rain
September75.1°F / 41.4°F1.68 in rain
October64.6°F / 29.7°F1.04 in rain, 3.4 in snow
November50.9°F / 18.9°F0.81 in rain, 6.8 in snow
December37.9°F / 9°F0.91 in rain, 13.9 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 supermarket100% 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%.

Taos 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 vulnerability42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Household characteristics54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Walkability6.4 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

87514 Arroyo Seco, NM6.3 km away
87564 San Cristobal, NM7.8 km away
87525 Taos Ski Valley, NM10.3 km away
87513 Arroyo Hondo, NM10.9 km away
87558 Red River, NM13.7 km away
87556 Questa, NM15.1 km away
87529 El Prado, NM15.4 km away
87571 Taos, NM19.5 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.

Taos County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area14.77 sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.5701, -105.5658

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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