Postal Codes

88116 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 88116 covers Elida, New Mexico, with a population of about 394 and a median household income of $51,414.

Population
394
Median age
5011.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$51,41417% below the New Mexico median
Poverty rate
12.9%0.5 points above the US average
Median home value
$55,60076% below the New Mexico median
Degree or higher
27.9%7.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
74.9%9.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
9

Where 88116 is

Elida, 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

Population394
Median age50
Family households72.5%
Born outside the US8.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home15.8%
White (non-Hispanic)78.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino21.3%
Veterans6.4%
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

Median household income$51,414
Poverty rate12.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.5%
$10–15k10.5%
$15–20k6.4%
$20–25k3.5%
$25–30k1.2%
$30–35k4.7%
$35–40k2.9%
$40–45k3.5%
$45–50k1.2%
$50–60k24.6%
$60–75k8.8%
$75–100k7.0%
$100–125k11.1%
$125–150k5.3%
$150–200k2.3%
$200k or more3.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed150
Mean adjusted gross income$58,653
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k33.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k33.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k20.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.3%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$55,600
Owner-occupied74.9%
Vacant homes29.9%
Median year built1959

What the homes are

Detached house87.3%
Mobile home12.7%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.9%
High school diploma or higher94.2%
Works from home7.2%
Drives to work alone85%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more24%
Health

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

Obesity34.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.4% 4.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.6% 4.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.7% 8.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health28.9% 8.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14% 2.7 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.8% 6.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.2% 10.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12% 4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.6% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease11.1% 4.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71.3% 5.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.6% 2.3 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.1% 3.3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening57.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.5% 4.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57.3% 4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability43.4% 12.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity21.3% 4.2 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps20.4% 6.1 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability12.5% 5.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.7% 5.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12.6% 4.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.4% 1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use65.9% 10 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.2% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability22.9% 8.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19.4% 5.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.8% 2.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat11.1% 2.3 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost21.9% 8.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.9% 3.3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments9
People employed45
Annual payroll$1,676,000
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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 86.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss88.9 out of 100
Community resilience1.1 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.

Drought99.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire98.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind94.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather89.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail81.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding80.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave71.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning69.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm64.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado54Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide50.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity47.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane40.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave39.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake16.1Very 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$51,414$62,125$78,538
Income per person$34,823$43,289
Poverty rate12.9%18.1%12.4%
Median home value$55,600$232,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,021$1,348
Homeownership74.9%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.9%30.2%35%
Unemployment rate2.2%6%5.2%
Works from home7.2%11%13.5%
Born outside the US8.4%9.2%13.9%
Median age5039.238.7
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 stationELIDA, NM US2.3 km away
Rain in a year17 in
Snow in a year13 in

Average high and low by month

January54.3°F / 24.7°F0.64 in rain, 3.2 in snow
February59.4°F / 27.7°F0.29 in rain, 1.4 in snow
March67.7°F / 34.2°F0.73 in rain, 1.1 in snow
April76°F / 40.9°F0.67 in rain, 0.2 in snow
May83.7°F / 50.7°F1.39 in rain
June92°F / 60.1°F1.96 in rain
July91.8°F / 64°F3.36 in rain
August90.5°F / 62.6°F2.98 in rain
September84.3°F / 55.4°F1.91 in rain
October75.8°F / 44.2°F1.54 in rain, 0.6 in snow
November62.3°F / 33°F0.63 in rain, 1.5 in snow
December54.1°F / 25.9°F0.57 in rain, 4.6 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 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Elida Municipal Schools52% of this ZIP code's land area
Roswell Independent Schools35.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Floyd Municipal Schools7.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Dora Consolidated Schools4.2% 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 vulnerability63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Household characteristics73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Walkability3.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

88122 Kenna, NM16.9 km away
88115 Dora, NM27.3 km away
88126 Pep, NM29.8 km away
88118 Floyd, NM34.9 km away
88130 Portales, NM38.1 km away
88132 Rogers, NM40.9 km away
88125 Milnesand, NM49.6 km away
88123 Lingo, NM51.4 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.

Roosevelt County51.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Chaves County48.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1434.79 sq mi
Water area1.58 sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.9405, -103.6323

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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