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88348 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 88348 covers San Patricio, New Mexico.

Median age
67.428.7 points above the US average
Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Degree or higher
39.3%4.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
100%35 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
4

Where 88348 is

San Patricio, 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 age67.4
Family households53.5%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home22.2%
White (non-Hispanic)73%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino27%
Veterans6.5%
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$42,616
Poverty rate0%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k11.0%
$20–25k18.1%
$25–30k11.8%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k8.7%
$75–100k10.2%
$100–125k25.2%
$125–150k2.4%
$150–200k1.6%
$200k or more11.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed130
Mean adjusted gross income$43,769
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k46.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k38.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k0.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k15.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k0.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied100%
Vacant homes36.8%
Median year built1957

What the homes are

Detached house78.6%
Mobile home21.4%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher39.3%
High school diploma or higher84.7%
Works from home39.3%
Drives to work alone60.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more37%
Health

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

Obesity34.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.8% 5.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.5% 8.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health29.8% 9.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)20.2% 8.9 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.6% 6.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.2% 6.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.4% 3.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.2% 4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.2% 4.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.6% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.8% 1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening58.7% 5.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.8% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39.9% 9.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.1% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity23.2% 6.1 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps18.9% 4.6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11.3% 4.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity17.5% 3.7 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.2% 2 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use68.2% 7.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.7% 2.1 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)18.5% 5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat11.7% 2.9 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability9.2% 3.6 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments4
People employed19
Annual payroll$359,000
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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 91.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss79.2 out of 100
Community resilience3.7 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.

Wildfire99.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning98.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding96.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather95.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide94.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought82.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm75.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail71.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity57.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind55.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane32.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave28.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche23.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado18.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake7.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave3.5Very 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$62,125$78,538
Income per person$42,616$34,823$43,289
Poverty rate0%18.1%12.4%
Median home value$232,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,021$1,348
Homeownership100%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher39.3%30.2%35%
Unemployment rate0%6%5.2%
Works from home39.3%11%13.5%
Born outside the US0%9.2%13.9%
Median age67.439.238.7
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 stationPICACHO, NM US19.9 km away
Rain in a year14 in
Snow in a year12 in

Average high and low by month

January57.8°F / 26.6°F0.35 in rain, 3 in snow
February61.3°F / 28.9°F0.35 in rain, 1.7 in snow
March67.8°F / 34.4°F0.54 in rain, 0.9 in snow
April74.6°F / 40.6°F0.69 in rain, 0.3 in snow
May82°F / 49°F1.04 in rain
June90.4°F / 57°F1.45 in rain
July89.9°F / 61.3°F2.15 in rain
August88.3°F / 60.1°F2.85 in rain
September83.5°F / 53.3°F2.54 in rain
October75.4°F / 42.4°F1.14 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November65.2°F / 32.7°F0.48 in rain, 1 in snow
December57.2°F / 26.3°F0.6 in rain, 5.2 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
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.

Hondo Valley Public Schools62.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Ruidoso Municipal Schools37% 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 vulnerability64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Household characteristics95more vulnerable than 95% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Walkability6.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

88336 Hondo, NM7.3 km away
88324 Glencoe, NM8.3 km away
88338 Lincoln, NM11.4 km away
88351 Tinnie, NM11.6 km away
88346 Ruidoso Downs, NM17.8 km away
88343 Picacho, NM19.4 km away
88323 Fort Stanton, NM20.1 km away
88316 Capitan, NM25.3 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.

Lincoln County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area31 sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.3877, -105.3498

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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