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88008 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 88008 covers Santa Teresa, New Mexico, with a population of about 11,776 and a median household income of $69,502.

Population
11,776146 per square mile
Median age
33.75 points below the US average
Median household income
$69,5021.1× the New Mexico median
Poverty rate
22.9%10.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$316,382up 28% in five years
Median rent
$1,1911.2× the New Mexico median
Degree or higher
38.8%3.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
83%18 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
144

Where 88008 is

Santa Teresa, 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

Population11,776
Median age33.7
Family households68.2%
Born outside the US19%
Speaks a language other than English at home64.6%
White (non-Hispanic)11.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino85.7%
Veterans9%
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$69,502
Income per person$27,320
Poverty rate22.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.7%
$10–15k5.1%
$15–20k1.6%
$20–25k1.1%
$25–30k3.6%
$30–35k3.0%
$35–40k5.5%
$40–45k4.0%
$45–50k4.0%
$50–60k2.9%
$60–75k22.6%
$75–100k15.3%
$100–125k12.3%
$125–150k5.2%
$150–200k5.5%
$200k or more3.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,410
Mean adjusted gross income$60,136
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2%
Returns, under $25k31.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.6%
Returns, $200k or more2.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$228,800
Median gross rent$1,191
Rent as a share of household income33.8%
Owner-occupied83%
Vacant homes4.3%
Median year built2005

What the homes are

Detached house82%
Attached house1.9%
2 to 4 units3.7%
5 to 19 units10.2%
20 or more units1.9%
Mobile home0.3%
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$316,382as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 58.8%
Typical asking rent$1,670as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200220142026$317,833$176,585

$176,585 in 2002 to $316,382 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher38.8%
High school diploma or higher91.5%
Works from home4%
Drives to work alone75.3%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more28.3%
Health

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

Obesity38.4% 5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.7% 3.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health25.6% 5.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)20.5% 9.2 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.3% 0.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21% 4.1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication70% 4.7 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year69% 7.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.1% 3.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16% 1.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening52.9% 11.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34% 3.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity25.9% 8.8 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps21.2% 6.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity21.2% 7.4 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use69.8% 6.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.4% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat13.9% 5.1 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.5% 3.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11% 2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments144
People employed3,059
Annual payroll$160,006,000
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 68.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss71.7 out of 100
Community resilience1.5 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.

Drought97.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning96.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather95.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave90.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire84.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding82.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail81.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave74.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide68.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake57.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind47.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm27.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane27.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche22.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado3.5Very 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$69,502$62,125$78,538
Income per person$27,320$34,823$43,289
Poverty rate22.9%18.1%12.4%
Median home value$228,800$232,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,191$1,021$1,348
Homeownership83%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher38.8%30.2%35%
Unemployment rate3.8%6%5.2%
Works from home4%11%13.5%
Born outside the US19%9.2%13.9%
Median age33.739.238.7
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 stationSANTA TERESA AP, NM US4 km away
Rain in a year10 in
Snow in a year2 in

Average high and low by month

January57.7°F / 29.6°F0.51 in rain, 0.3 in snow
February63°F / 32.6°F0.53 in rain, 0.2 in snow
March71.1°F / 39.3°F0.26 in rain
April78.6°F / 46.6°F0.2 in rain
May87°F / 55.6°F0.39 in rain
June95.9°F / 65°F0.82 in rain
July94.7°F / 68.7°F2.31 in rain
August93.1°F / 67.9°F1.73 in rain
September87.5°F / 62.1°F1.49 in rain
October78.5°F / 50°F0.75 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November66.3°F / 37.2°F0.47 in rain, 0.2 in snow
December56.5°F / 29.8°F0.65 in rain, 1.2 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Gadsden 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 vulnerability72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Household characteristics78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status90more vulnerable than 90% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport55more vulnerable than 55% 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.

88063 Sunland Park, NM8.1 km away
79932 El Paso, TX8.8 km away
79922 El Paso, TX10.5 km away
79835 Canutillo, TX13.5 km away
79912 El Paso, TX13.8 km away
79911 El Paso, TX14.4 km away
79913 El Paso, TX15 km away
79968 El Paso, TX18.4 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.

Doña Ana County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area80.65 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq mi
Population density146 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude31.8394, -106.6821

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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