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88049 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 88049 covers Mimbres, New Mexico, with a population of about 586.

Population
5861 per square mile
Median age
67.528.8 points above the US average
Poverty rate
5.1%7.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$236,453up 20.1% in five years
Degree or higher
64.8%29.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
100%35 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
13

Where 88049 is

Mimbres, 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

Population586
Median age67.5
Family households40.1%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.4%
White (non-Hispanic)77.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino22.7%
Veterans24.6%
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$40,182
Poverty rate5.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.5%
$10–15k6.5%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k13.9%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k21.3%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k2.8%
$50–60k8.3%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k12.0%
$100–125k28.7%
$125–150k0.0%
$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 filed420
Mean adjusted gross income$51,712
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k40.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.9%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$177,700
Owner-occupied100%
Vacant homes40.4%
Median year built1994

What the homes are

Detached house70%
Mobile home30%
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$236,453as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 6.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 49.6%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$258,987$152,187

$158,049 in 2016 to $236,453 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher64.8%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone100%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more53.3%
Health

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

Obesity32% 1.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.5% 5.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure46.4% 12.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.2% 3.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.7% 1.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.7% 1.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis38.5% 13.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking9.9% 6.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication84.2% 9.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)13.2% 5.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease12.1% 5.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.6% 4.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.8% 4.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.2% 3.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.3% 4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.9% 6.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.7% 3.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.4% 1.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability12.8% 6.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol44.4% 8.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.2% 2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28% 6.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use69.7% 6.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20.2% 6.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17% 3.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.4% 8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.1% 1.5 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments13
People employed24
Annual payroll$483,000
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 97.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss93.8 out of 100
Community resilience4.1 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.

Wildfire99.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding99.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning95.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather93.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought86.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave65.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail58.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche36.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake27.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane21.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm13.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind13.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado7.7Very 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$40,182$34,823$43,289
Poverty rate5.1%18.1%12.4%
Median home value$177,700$232,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,021$1,348
Homeownership100%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher64.8%30.2%35%
Unemployment rate0%6%5.2%
Works from home0%11%13.5%
Born outside the US0%9.2%13.9%
Median age67.539.238.7
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 stationFT BAYARD, NM US16.9 km away
Rain in a year16 in

Average high and low by month

January55.6°F / 31.6°F1.07 in rain
February59.1°F / 33.6°F0.91 in rain
March66.1°F / 37.5°F0.48 in rain
April72.7°F / 43°F0.32 in rain
May80.1°F / 50.2°F0.57 in rain
June90.2°F / 59.5°F0.84 in rain
July88.4°F / 63.7°F3.91 in rain
August86.9°F / 62.8°F2.93 in rain
September83.2°F / 58.1°F2.1 in rain
October74.2°F / 47°F0.99 in rain
November63.5°F / 37.4°F0.85 in rain
December55.3°F / 30.3°F1.22 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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.

Cobre Consolidated Schools84.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Silver City Consolidated Schools15.8% 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 vulnerability49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Household characteristics22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Walkability3.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

88041 Hanover, NM13.7 km away
88036 Fort Bayard, NM17 km away
88026 Santa Clara, NM18.1 km away
88053 Pinos Altos, NM18.2 km away
88023 Bayard, NM18.7 km away
88022 Arenas Valley, NM19.9 km away
88062 Silver City, NM22.4 km away
88061 Silver City, NM26.2 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.

Grant County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area474.3 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq mi
Population density1 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.9090, -108.0332

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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