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88434 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 88434 covers San Jon, New Mexico, with a population of about 279 and a median household income of $62,813.

Population
2791 per square mile
Median age
51.112.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$62,813about the New Mexico median
Poverty rate
15.1%2.7 points above the US average
Median home value
$111,60052% below the New Mexico median
Median rent
$63138% below the New Mexico median
Degree or higher
23.9%11.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
73.8%8.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
9

Where 88434 is

San Jon, 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

Population279
Median age51.1
Family households66.7%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.3%
White (non-Hispanic)74.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino20.1%
Veterans13.7%
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$62,813
Income per person$35,014
Poverty rate15.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.6%
$10–15k3.2%
$15–20k6.3%
$20–25k2.4%
$25–30k9.5%
$30–35k9.5%
$35–40k7.9%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k1.6%
$50–60k7.1%
$60–75k8.7%
$75–100k15.1%
$100–125k11.1%
$125–150k5.6%
$150–200k7.9%
$200k or more2.4%

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$50,640
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k26.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k33.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k26.7%
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$111,600
Median gross rent$631
Owner-occupied73.8%
Vacant homes24.6%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house66.5%
Attached house4.8%
Mobile home28.7%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.9%
High school diploma or higher93.9%
Works from home2.8%
Drives to work alone72%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.6%
Health

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

Obesity36.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.2% 4.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.2% 2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.4% 8.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health25.3% 5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.1% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.6% 8.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.5% 3.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.9% 5.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.2% 2.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.8% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.7% 7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22% 2.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity18.1% 1 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps16.8% 2.5 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11.2% 4.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.3% 4.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.5% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use67.2% 8.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.8% 5.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.6% 4.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10% 1.2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.7% 2.1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments9
People employed157
Annual payroll$6,362,000
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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 93.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss90.5 out of 100
Community resilience25.9 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.

Drought99.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind99.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather99Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire98.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding92.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning85.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail85.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide74.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave61.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave47.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado47Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity41.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm28.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake26.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche1Very 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$62,813$62,125$78,538
Income per person$35,014$34,823$43,289
Poverty rate15.1%18.1%12.4%
Median home value$111,600$232,200$303,400
Median gross rent$631$1,021$1,348
Homeownership73.8%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.9%30.2%35%
Unemployment rate0%6%5.2%
Works from home2.8%11%13.5%
Born outside the US0%9.2%13.9%
Median age51.139.238.7
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 stationSAN JON, NM US4.2 km away
Rain in a year17 in
Snow in a year17 in

Average high and low by month

January54.9°F / 25.5°F0.66 in rain, 4.3 in snow
February59.4°F / 28.4°F0.43 in rain, 1.8 in snow
March67.5°F / 35.6°F1.09 in rain, 2.1 in snow
April75.2°F / 43.2°F1.09 in rain, 0.9 in snow
May83.9°F / 52.6°F1.77 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June93.4°F / 62.1°F2.14 in rain
July95.3°F / 66.6°F2.69 in rain
August93.3°F / 65.2°F2.42 in rain
September86.8°F / 57.9°F1.4 in rain
October75.9°F / 45.4°F1.73 in rain, 0.5 in snow
November64.1°F / 34.2°F0.72 in rain, 2 in snow
December54.5°F / 26°F0.82 in rain, 5.4 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

San Jon Municipal Schools84.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Tucumcari Public Schools9.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Logan Municipal Schools6.6% 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 vulnerability55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Household characteristics76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Walkability6.3 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

88411 Bard, NM11.3 km away
88426 Logan, NM30.9 km away
88120 Grady, NM34.4 km away
88112 Broadview, NM37.9 km away
88401 Tucumcari, NM39.8 km away
88433 Quay, NM50.3 km away
88430 Nara Visa, NM57.1 km away
79001 Adrian, TX58.9 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.

Quay County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area244.14 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq mi
Population density1 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.1198, -103.2846

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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