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88051 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 88051 covers Mule Creek, New Mexico.

Poverty rate
14.4%2 points above the US average
Median home value
$168,60027% below the New Mexico median
Degree or higher
4.1%30.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
65.8%0.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time

Where 88051 is

Mule Creek, 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

Family households54.4%
Born outside the US1.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home13.8%
White (non-Hispanic)96.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans4%
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

Poverty rate14.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k34.2%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k11.4%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k44.3%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k10.1%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$168,600
Owner-occupied65.8%
Vacant homes24%
Median year built1955

What the homes are

Detached house16.3%
2 to 4 units50%
Mobile home33.7%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8%
Bachelor's degree or higher4.1%
High school diploma or higher95.4%
Works from home15.7%
Drives to work alone84.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more57.9%
Health

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

Obesity30.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.1% 3.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.9% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure43.6% 9.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis39% 13.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking9.5% 6.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication84.1% 9.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)13.5% 5.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.5% 4.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.1% 5.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.2% 5.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.1% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.5% 4.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.1% 5.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12% 5.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11% 4.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.7% 7.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.5% 5.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.4% 2.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.2% 5.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use69% 6.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.1% 4.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.4% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28% 8.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.6% same as the national average of 5.6%
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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 82.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss72.9 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.

Wildfire98.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding92.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide91.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning89.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought89.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather87Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave57.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail53.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake36.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche33Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane21.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave15.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind10.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm8.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado4.9Very 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$34,823$43,289
Poverty rate14.4%18.1%12.4%
Median home value$168,600$232,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,021$1,348
Homeownership65.8%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher4.1%30.2%35%
Unemployment rate8%6%5.2%
Works from home15.7%11%13.5%
Born outside the US1.2%9.2%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 stationGLENWOOD, NM US24 km away
Rain in a year17 in
Snow in a year2 in

Average high and low by month

January57.4°F / 23.2°F1.37 in rain, 0.9 in snow
February60.9°F / 25.6°F1.25 in rain, 0.4 in snow
March67.3°F / 29.6°F0.88 in rain, 0.2 in snow
April74.2°F / 34.1°F0.35 in rain
May82.1°F / 40.9°F0.66 in rain
June91.2°F / 50.1°F0.57 in rain
July91°F / 58.1°F2.99 in rain
August88.8°F / 57.5°F2.83 in rain
September84.8°F / 50.2°F1.99 in rain
October76.4°F / 38.8°F1.26 in rain
November65.4°F / 28.6°F1.07 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December56.8°F / 23.2°F1.42 in rain, 0.2 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 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%.

Silver City 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 vulnerability57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Household characteristics66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Walkability2.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

88025 Buckhorn, NM19.9 km away
88039 Glenwood, NM25 km away
88028 Cliff, NM31.6 km away
85533 Clifton, AZ32.1 km away
88038 Gila, NM34.2 km away
85534 Duncan, AZ38.5 km away
85540 Morenci, AZ43.2 km away
88055 Redrock, NM49.3 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.

Grant County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area337.01 sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.1071, -108.9032

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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