Shiprock, NM
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Shiprock, NM: 1 USPS ZIP, population 11,967. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet SHIPROCK-NM · Shiprock, NM 1 ZIPs · 11,967 pop · #24360/25278 · San Juan County
INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-LOW $36,335
- RANK-BOTTOM #24360/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Newcomb
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-LOW 59% owners
- POP-TOWN 11,967
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $103,900
Nearest income peer: Newcomb, NM (+ $1,832 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 Shiprock
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Shiprock on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Sheep Springs · lowest $32,500
Sheep Springs · lowest
$32,500 median HH income
- Sanostee · near $32,981
Sanostee · near
$32,981 median HH income
- Shiprock · this city
Shiprock · this city
$36,335 median HH income
- Newcomb · near
Newcomb · near
$38,167 median HH income
- Flora Vista · near
Flora Vista · near
$44,095 median HH income
- La Plata · highest
La Plata · highest
$82,750 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Shiprock, NM sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 4th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 11,967
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $36,335
- 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 ($36,335 average) · poverty 31.7%. The primary code (87420) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (58.5%) for this income tier, rent $692 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within New Mexico, Coyote is the closest lower-income city and Tohatchi the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Shiprock.
Population concentration
Shiprock reads through its lone ZIP, 87420
11,967 ACS residents, one ZIP: 87420 is not the leading code inside Shiprock, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Shiprock
Citywide ZBP: 39 establishments, 1,755 employees , annual payroll $141,558k (~3 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 87420 (39 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (11) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .
ZIP Codes in Shiprock, NM
These ZIP codes sit in San Juan County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Shiprock. See the San Juan County roll-up →
Shiprock sits in the lower half of San Juan County on income: Farmington, Aztec and Bloomfield report more, Sanostee and Sheep Springs report less. La Plata marks the far end of that range at $82,750, 128% above Shiprock.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87420 | 11,967 | $36,335 | 39 | 9 |
Shiprock 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 Shiprock, .