PlainZIP

Mesquite, NM

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mesquite, NM: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,862. 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 MESQUITE-NM · Mesquite, NM 1 ZIPs · 3,862 pop · #23347/25278 · Doña Ana County

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

  • INC-LOW $43,750
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23347/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Sunland Park
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,862
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $99,700

Nearest income peer: Sunland Park, NM ( $1,775 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 Mesquite

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Mesquite 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, Mesquite, 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.

8th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,862
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$43,750
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 ($43,750 average) · poverty 24.3%. The primary code (88048) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Mesquite as a pure owner town.

Within New Mexico, Dexter is the closest lower-income city and Carrizozo the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Mesquite.

Population concentration

Mesquite's single ZIP 88048 carries the town

Mesquite is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 88048 is the entire residential footprint (3,862 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Mesquite

Citywide ZBP: 31 establishments, 199 employees , annual payroll $11,200k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 88048 (31 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (11) · also Retail trade · Wholesale trade .

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ZIP Codes in Mesquite, NM

These ZIP codes sit in Doña Ana County, which covers 25 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Mesquite. See the Doña Ana County roll-up →

Mesquite sits in the lower half of Doña Ana County on income: Las Cruces, Anthony and Santa Teresa report more, Sunland Park, Hatch and Salem report less. White Sands Missile Range marks the far end of that range at $89,565, 105% above Mesquite.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
88048 3,862 $43,750 31 76
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Mesquite 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 Mesquite, .