PlainZIP

Chama, NM

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Chama, NM: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,419. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CHAMA-NM · Chama, NM 1 ZIPs · 1,419 pop · #24080/25278 · Rio Arriba County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-LOW $38,889
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24080/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Dulce
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,419
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $217,600

Nearest income peer: Dulce, NM (+ $2,790 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Chama

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Chama on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Chama, NM sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

5th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,419
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$38,889
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($38,889 average) · poverty 14.0%. The primary code (87520) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within New Mexico, San Jon is the closest lower-income city and Sapello the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Chama.

Population concentration

Chama's single ZIP 87520 carries the town

Chama is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 87520 is the entire residential footprint (1,419 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Chama's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 63 establishments, 259 employees , annual payroll $9,366k (~44 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 87520 (63 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (17) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Chama, NM

These ZIP codes sit in Rio Arriba County, which covers 29 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Chama. See the Rio Arriba County roll-up →

Every one of the 10 cities sharing Rio Arriba County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Chama, Espanola, Dulce and Chimayo among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Abiquiu marks the far end of that range at $85,453, 120% above Chama.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
87520 1,419 $38,889 63 2
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Chama roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Chama, .