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87724 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 87724 covers La Loma, New Mexico.

Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time

Where 87724 is

La Loma, 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.

Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Vacant homes67.7%

What the homes are

Detached house32.3%
Mobile home67.7%
Health

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

Obesity36.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.8% 4.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.8% 4.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health29.5% 9.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)23.5% 12.2 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.6% 2.3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity32% 6.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.8% 0.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.1% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.4% 2 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year67.5% 9.2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening81.8% 4.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.8% 2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.4% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.7% 8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity25.8% 8.7 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps20.3% 6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.7% 4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity19.4% 5.6 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.2% 3 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use63.5% 12.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.4% 4.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.3% 3.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat12.4% 3.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost20.9% 7.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability9.2% 3.6 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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 93.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss85.4 out of 100
Community resilience3.9 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 weather99.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding98.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire98Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning96.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought94.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide86.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail81.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity69.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave68.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind65.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave41.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake40.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm38.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado30.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche0.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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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 rate18.1%12.4%
Median home value$232,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,021$1,348
Homeownership69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.2%35%
Unemployment rate6%5.2%
Works from home11%13.5%
Born outside the US9.2%13.9%
Median age39.238.7
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 stationDILIA, NM US2.2 km away
Rain in a year16 in
Snow in a year27 in

Average high and low by month

January54.7°F / 21.6°F0.51 in rain, 5.2 in snow
February58.4°F / 23.9°F0.48 in rain, 3.7 in snow
March66.4°F / 29.4°F0.72 in rain, 4.6 in snow
April73.4°F / 35.8°F0.74 in rain, 1.3 in snow
May80.8°F / 44.7°F1.41 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June90°F / 53.5°F1.87 in rain
July91.6°F / 58.7°F2.74 in rain
August89.8°F / 57.5°F2.48 in rain
September84.4°F / 49.7°F1.99 in rain
October74.5°F / 38.5°F1.25 in rain, 0.7 in snow
November63.3°F / 28.3°F0.64 in rain, 3.6 in snow
December53.9°F / 22.2°F0.84 in rain, 8 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 supermarket100% 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%.

Santa Rosa Consolidated 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 vulnerability90more vulnerable than 90% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Household characteristics86more vulnerable than 86% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status88more vulnerable than 88% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport89more vulnerable than 89% of US census tracts
Walkability5.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

87711 Anton Chico, NM6.6 km away
87583 Villanueva, NM27.7 km away
87569 Serafina, NM33.5 km away
87560 Ribera, NM39.5 km away
87565 San Jose, NM45.4 km away
88439 Trementina, NM47.9 km away
87701 Las Vegas, NM48.8 km away
87538 Ilfeld, NM51.7 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.

Guadalupe County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area67.37 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.1734, -105.0775

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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