PlainZIP

Elephant Butte, NM

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Elephant Butte, NM: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,770. 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 ELEPHANT-BUTTE-NM · Elephant Butte, NM 1 ZIPs · 1,770 pop · #21449/25278 · Sierra County

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

  • INC-MID $51,033
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21449/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Williamsburg
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,770
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $197,700

Nearest income peer: Williamsburg, NM ( $8,725 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 Elephant Butte

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

median HH income

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

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Elephant Butte, 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.

15th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,770
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$51,033
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 ($51,033 average) · poverty 9.2%. The primary code (87935) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Elephant Butte as a pure owner town.

Within New Mexico, Waterflow is the closest lower-income city and Eunice the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Elephant Butte.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 87935, is all of Elephant Butte

There is no split to weigh here: 87935 holds every one of Elephant Butte's 1,770 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Elephant Butte's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 39 establishments, 195 employees , annual payroll $7,004k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 87935 (39 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (8) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Elephant Butte, NM

These ZIP codes sit in Sierra County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Elephant Butte. See the Sierra County roll-up →

Elephant Butte sits in the upper half of Sierra County on income: Truth Or Consequences, Williamsburg and Arrey report less, while Hillsboro reports more. Hillsboro marks the far end of that range at $75,137, 47% above Elephant Butte.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
87935 1,770 $51,033 39 19
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Elephant Butte 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 Elephant Butte, .