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88431 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 88431 covers Newkirk, New Mexico.

Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Degree or higher
0%35 points below the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time

Where 88431 is

Newkirk, 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

Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)46.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans0%
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$26,485
Poverty rate0%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%
High school diploma or higher70.8%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone100%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0%
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 91.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss79.5 out of 100
Community resilience9.7 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.

River flooding98.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire98.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought94.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather94.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide91Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning88.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail74Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind61.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave58Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity40.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake33.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado30.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm27.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave25.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche5.5Very 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$26,485$34,823$43,289
Poverty rate0%18.1%12.4%
Median home value$232,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,021$1,348
Homeownership69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%30.2%35%
Unemployment rate0%6%5.2%
Works from home0%11%13.5%
Born outside the US0%9.2%13.9%
Median age39.238.7
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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 stationNEWKIRK, NM US2.1 km away
Rain in a year15 in
Snow in a year15 in

Average high and low by month

January54.6°F / 23.1°F0.47 in rain, 3.5 in snow
February58°F / 26.3°F0.29 in rain, 0.7 in snow
March66.3°F / 32.9°F0.81 in rain, 1.8 in snow
April74.5°F / 40.3°F1.12 in rain, 0.6 in snow
May82.7°F / 49.7°F1.32 in rain
June92.2°F / 58.9°F1.34 in rain
July94.3°F / 63.7°F2.1 in rain
August92°F / 62.1°F2.51 in rain
September85.7°F / 54.6°F2.02 in rain
October75.2°F / 42.6°F1.42 in rain, 0.5 in snow
November62.4°F / 31.3°F0.46 in rain, 1.5 in snow
December53.8°F / 24.4°F0.72 in rain, 6.6 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
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.

Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools57.6% of this ZIP code's land area
West Las Vegas Public Schools42.4% 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 vulnerability83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Household characteristics77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status87more vulnerable than 87% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

88417 Cuervo, NM16.2 km away
88416 Conchas Dam, NM32.9 km away
88421 Garita, NM34.6 km away
88435 Santa Rosa, NM40.8 km away
88433 Quay, NM46.3 km away
88401 Tucumcari, NM48.7 km away
88121 House, NM52.4 km away
88439 Trementina, NM57.2 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.

Guadalupe County57.6% of this ZIP code's land area
San Miguel County42.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area156.56 sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.0847, -104.2433

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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