Lea

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New Mexico

Lea is a smaller county in New Mexico with 10 ZIP codes, 64,727 people, and below-median household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Lea, NM sits among US counties with a below-median household income, on a smaller county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

47th pct
household income vs 3,210 US counties
64,727
combined ZIP population
10
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,483
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Lea lands in the national county income distribution as below-median household income on smaller county footing (FIPS 35025, 10 ZIPs, combined population 64,727). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Below-median income on a compact ZIP cluster (10 codes). Population density still swings from downtown to farm-edge; the density column is the fastest filter before a side-by-side compare. County-level HUD and FBI inputs still key off FIPS 35025.

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10

Total ZIPs

64,727

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Lea

Side-by-side: Compare 88240 vs 88260 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
88240 Hobbs 37,149 23
88260 Lovington 14,343 7
88242 Hobbs 6,141 43
88231 Eunice 3,238 3
88252 Jal 2,160 1
88267 Tatum 1,349 1
88265 Monument 243 1
88264 Maljamar 39 0
88114 Crossroads 35 0
88262 Mcdonald 30 0

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Lea?

Lea has a total population of 64,727 across 10 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Lea?

Lea includes 10 ZIP codes: 88240, 88260, 88242, 88231, 88252, 88267, 88265, 88264, 88114, 88262.

Lea's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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