PlainZIP

Waterflow, NM

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Waterflow, NM: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,871. 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 WATERFLOW-NM · Waterflow, NM 1 ZIPs · 1,871 pop · #21450/25278 · San Juan County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $51,029
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21450/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fruitland
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,871
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $122,800

Nearest income peer: Fruitland, NM ( $1,056 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 Waterflow

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Waterflow 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, Waterflow, 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
1,871
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$51,029
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 ($51,029 average) · poverty 22.0%. The primary code (87421) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Waterflow as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 87421, is all of Waterflow

There is no split to weigh here: 87421 holds every one of Waterflow's 1,871 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Waterflow

Citywide ZBP: 23 establishments, 429 employees , annual payroll $37,874k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 87421 (23 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (8) · also Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Waterflow, NM

These ZIP codes sit in San Juan County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Waterflow. See the San Juan County roll-up →

Waterflow lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing San Juan County: Farmington, Aztec and Kirtland earn more and Shiprock, Flora Vista and Newcomb earn less. La Plata marks the far end of that range at $82,750, 62% above Waterflow.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
87421 1,871 $51,029 23 18
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Waterflow 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 Waterflow, .