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87747 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 87747 covers Springer, New Mexico, with a population of about 1,941 and a median household income of $58,542.

Population
1,9413 per square mile
Median age
49.210.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$58,5426% below the New Mexico median
Poverty rate
16.6%4.2 points above the US average
Median home value
$116,70050% below the New Mexico median
Median rent
$55246% below the New Mexico median
Degree or higher
17.9%17.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
70.6%5.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
34

Where 87747 is

Springer, 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

Population1,941
Median age49.2
Family households65.5%
Born outside the US3.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home25.3%
White (non-Hispanic)36.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino56.7%
Veterans8.8%
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

Median household income$58,542
Income per person$28,109
Poverty rate16.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance27.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.1%
$10–15k6.1%
$15–20k10.6%
$20–25k4.6%
$25–30k4.9%
$30–35k9.0%
$35–40k2.8%
$40–45k1.8%
$45–50k3.0%
$50–60k5.4%
$60–75k8.5%
$75–100k10.5%
$100–125k10.6%
$125–150k7.8%
$150–200k4.3%
$200k or more7.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed540
Mean adjusted gross income$47,300
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k40.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k7.4%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$116,700
Median gross rent$552
Owner-occupied70.6%
Vacant homes28.7%
Median year built1963

What the homes are

Detached house78.2%
Attached house3.2%
Mobile home18.6%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.9%
High school diploma or higher87%
Works from home16.8%
Drives to work alone71.1%
Takes public transport0.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.1%
Health

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

Obesity31.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14% 2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.5% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)15.5% 4.2 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27% 1.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.7% 2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71.6% 5.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.4% 0.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.8% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.3% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.4% 2.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity19.5% 2.4 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.7% 1.4 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.7% 2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35% 1.2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity16.1% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.4% 3.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.5% 2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.1% 1.5 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments34
People employed143
Annual payroll$6,549,000
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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 99.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss99 out of 100
Community resilience28.5 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.

Lightning100Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather99.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding99.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide97.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought94.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail90.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind85.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave71.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake65.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado54.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche23Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave21.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm7.1Very 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$58,542$62,125$78,538
Income per person$28,109$34,823$43,289
Poverty rate16.6%18.1%12.4%
Median home value$116,700$232,200$303,400
Median gross rent$552$1,021$1,348
Homeownership70.6%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.9%30.2%35%
Unemployment rate3.7%6%5.2%
Works from home16.8%11%13.5%
Born outside the US3.6%9.2%13.9%
Median age49.239.238.7
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 stationSPRINGER, NM US1.7 km away
Rain in a year17 in

Average high and low by month

January50.6°F / 17.9°F0.6 in rain
February52.7°F / 19.8°F0.42 in rain
March62.2°F / 28.2°F0.92 in rain
April67.5°F / 35°F1.18 in rain
May76°F / 44.7°F1.53 in rain
June85.9°F / 52.9°F1.96 in rain
July88.9°F / 57.4°F2.97 in rain
August86.4°F / 55.7°F2.97 in rain
September80.1°F / 48.4°F2.14 in rain
October70.8°F / 36.6°F1.16 in rain
November59.9°F / 25.3°F0.61 in rain
December49.4°F / 16.6°F0.59 in rain
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Springer Municipal Schools98.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Maxwell Municipal Schools1.1% 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 vulnerability79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Household characteristics79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport89more vulnerable than 89% of US census tracts
Walkability6.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

87729 Miami, NM18.2 km away
87728 Maxwell, NM18.7 km away
87730 Mills, NM42.8 km away
87714 Cimarron, NM43.6 km away
87752 Wagon Mound, NM44.8 km away
87749 Ute Park, NM50.9 km away
87734 Ocate, NM52.2 km away
87710 Angel Fire, NM58.3 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.

Colfax County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area708.56 sq mi
Water area1.94 sq mi
Population density3 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.3767, -104.5927

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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