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88053 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 88053 covers Pinos Altos, New Mexico.

Median age
55.616.9 points above the US average
Poverty rate
71.8%59.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$207,580up 13.9% in five years
Degree or higher
57.7%22.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
22.6%42.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
4

Where 88053 is

Pinos Altos, 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 age55.6
Family households40.5%
Born outside the US38.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home53.7%
White (non-Hispanic)46.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino53.7%
Veterans5.4%
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 rate71.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k48.8%
$10–15k17.9%
$15–20k10.7%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k22.6%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied22.6%
Vacant homes25%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house78.6%
Mobile home13.4%
Boat, RV or van8%
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$207,580as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 13.9%
Typical home value since 2000
202120232026$223,001$182,225

$182,225 in 2021 to $207,580 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Bachelor's degree or higher57.7%
High school diploma or higher100%
Health

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

Obesity31.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.4% 5.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.8% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure48.2% 14.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24% 3.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21% 0.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.8% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis40.6% 15.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking9.6% 6.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication84.7% 10 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)14.4% 6.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease12.7% 6.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.6% 5.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.5% 4.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD11% 4.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.2% 2.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.7% 7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.8% 6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.5% 4.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability13.5% 6.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol45.3% 9.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.4% 5.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27.6% 6.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use69.5% 6.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20.9% 6.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.4% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.6% 7.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke6.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7% 1.4 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments4
People employed28
Annual payroll$454,000
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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 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$34,823$43,289
Poverty rate71.8%18.1%12.4%
Median home value$232,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,021$1,348
Homeownership22.6%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher57.7%30.2%35%
Unemployment rate6%5.2%
Works from home11%13.5%
Born outside the US38.3%9.2%13.9%
Median age55.639.238.7
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 US9.8 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%.

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 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.

88022 Arenas Valley, NM9.2 km away
88061 Silver City, NM9.5 km away
88026 Santa Clara, NM11.2 km away
88023 Bayard, NM13.8 km away
88062 Silver City, NM16.6 km away
88049 Mimbres, NM18.2 km away
88065 Tyrone, NM18.5 km away
88036 Fort Bayard, NM22.9 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 area15.04 sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.8614, -108.2192

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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