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87827 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 87827 covers Pie Town, New Mexico.

Median age
66.728 points above the US average
Poverty rate
16.3%3.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$241,210
Degree or higher
0%35 points below the US average
Homeownership
72.5%7.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
8

Where 87827 is

Pie Town, 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 age66.7
Family households25.8%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home29%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans7.7%
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$49,901
Poverty rate16.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance27.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k27.5%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k12.9%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k25.8%
$125–150k33.7%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed130
Mean adjusted gross income$62,808
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k38.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k15.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k30.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.4%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$245,100
Owner-occupied72.5%
Vacant homes49.6%
Median year built1997

What the homes are

Detached house72.8%
Mobile home27.2%
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$241,210as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 14.5%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home41.1%
Drives to work alone0%
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.

Obesity30% 3.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.4% 4.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure46.9% 12.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.4% 2.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.2% 4.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.2% 0.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis39.1% 14 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking10.6% 5.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication83.4% 8.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)14% 6.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease11.8% 5.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.4% 5.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.9% 4.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.2% 3.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.2% 2.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.2% 5.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.6% 5.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability12.9% 6.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol44.2% 8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.4% 5.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.5% 5.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use68.1% 7.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.7% 5.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.9% 3.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5% 1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.7% 5.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.1% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.2% 0.6 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments8
People employed30
Annual payroll$945,000
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 89% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss76.8 out of 100
Community resilience0.5 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.

Lightning99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide99.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire99.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather93.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding85.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity79.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave63.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake46.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche37.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail29.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind8.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm5.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado2.1Very 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$62,125$78,538
Income per person$49,901$34,823$43,289
Poverty rate16.3%18.1%12.4%
Median home value$245,100$232,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,021$1,348
Homeownership72.5%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%30.2%35%
Unemployment rate0%6%5.2%
Works from home41.1%11%13.5%
Born outside the US0%9.2%13.9%
Median age66.739.238.7
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 stationQUEMADO, NM US11.6 km away
Rain in a year11 in
Snow in a year18 in

Average high and low by month

January46.2°F / 14.7°F0.47 in rain, 3.8 in snow
February49.9°F / 18.7°F0.55 in rain, 3.9 in snow
March58°F / 22.8°F0.64 in rain, 1.8 in snow
April65.6°F / 27.2°F0.39 in rain, 0.3 in snow
May74.8°F / 33.9°F0.12 in rain, 0.2 in snow
June83.8°F / 43°F0.58 in rain
July84.5°F / 52.2°F1.88 in rain
August81.7°F / 50.7°F2.92 in rain
September76.5°F / 43°F1.89 in rain
October67.9°F / 31.2°F0.92 in rain, 0.6 in snow
November55.7°F / 21.5°F0.49 in rain, 1.4 in snow
December46.1°F / 15.5°F0.51 in rain, 5.6 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%.

Quemado Independent 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 vulnerability44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Household characteristics24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

87829 Quemado, NM36.4 km away
87821 Datil, NM44.9 km away
87820 Aragon, NM51.4 km away
87315 Fence Lake, NM54.5 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.

Catron County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area393.81 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.3243, -108.3682

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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