City ZIP codes · New Mexico
Rio Rancho, NM ZIP Codes
3 ZIP codes use the postal name Rio Rancho, New Mexico (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026): 2 residential and 1 for PO boxes or a single organization. Median household income runs from $86,555 in 87124 to $94,550 in 87144 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Rio Rancho's most populous ZIP code is 87124, with 58,499 people (ACS 2020-2024); 34% of its land is in the city of Rio Rancho.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- GeoNames2026
Where are Rio Rancho's ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
How different are Rio Rancho's ZIP codes?
The highest median household income is in 87144 ($94,550), the lowest in 87124 ($86,555). Home values run from $298,000 in 87124 to $321,900 in 87144.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013, B25077, B01003).
All 2 residential ZIP codes of Rio Rancho
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2023 Gazetteer land areas (2020 ZCTAs); town names from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0) and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).
PO Box and single-organization ZIP codes in Rio Rancho
1 ZIP code named Rio Rancho has no residential delivery area: post office boxes, or one organization (a large employer, an agency, a university) with its own code. The Census Bureau publishes no figures for them.
| ZIP | County |
|---|---|
| 87174 | Bernalillo County |
Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0); a ZIP code with no Census ZCTA has no residential delivery area.
Which counties do Rio Rancho's ZIP codes reach?
Rio Rancho's residential ZIP codes lie in Sandoval County.
Which places do Rio Rancho's ZIP codes cover?
A postal name is not a city limit. By the Census Bureau's places, Rio Rancho's residential ZIP codes cover Rio Rancho itself and 1 other place, each listed with the ZIP codes that have at least 5% of their land in it or hold most of the place:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file (shares of land).
Which first three digits do Rio Rancho's ZIP codes use?
The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Every ZIP code of Rio Rancho starts with 871.
| Prefix | Sectional center | Here | All codes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 871 | Albuquerque, NM (SCF 870) | 3 | 46 |
Source: U.S. Postal Service, labeling list L005 (3-digit ZIP Code prefix groups, SCF sortation), effective October 1, 2026.